“…Regular consumption of GF is believed to enhance immune systems, to lower blood glucose, and to improve the spleen, stomach, and nerve functions. Extracts and polysaccharides of liquid cultured GF have been shown to possess immunomodulatory (Kodama et al, 2004), anticarcinogenic (Kodama et al, 2002), antihyperglycemic (Horio & Ohtsuru, 2001;Kubo et al, 1994;Manohar et al, 2002), antihypertensive , antihyperlipidemic (Fukushima et al, 2001), and antioxidative (Zhang et al, 2002) activities. a-Glucan of GF fruiting bodies was demonstrated to have antidiabetic activity in type 2 diabetic animals (Lei et al, 2007).…”