Artist Conk Extract

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As is common in modern medical science, much of the recent research on Artist Conk extract has been focused on its cancer fighting properties.  In a study conducted this year, 2008, Jeong et al. concluded that a compound [exo-biopolymer] isolated from Artist Conk "significantly inhibited the growth of solid tumor [Sarcoma-180] and increased the natural killer (NK) cell activity." ⁴⁰¹  (The natural killer cell is a type of white blood cell that is of particular importance in the human body's natural defense against cancer.)  Several other studies have also found Artist Conk Extract to possess anti-tumor properties. ^{402, 403, 404, 405}

Another area of interest in the study of Artist Conk extract has been its effect on blood sugar and potential to inhibit some of the complications of diabetes.  A study in 2007 found that a compound extracted from Artist Conk was able to lower the glucose level in body fluids by 22.0%, and cholesterol and triglyceride levels by 20.3%. ⁴⁰⁶  The glucose lowering effect of an alcohol extract of Artist Conk was previously noted in a study by Jung in 2005. ⁴⁰⁷

But the primary focus of the study by Jung et al. was on the Artist Conk extract's potential as an aldose reductase inhibitor.  Aldose reductase is an enzyme commonly considered the culprit to many of the organ complications seen in diabetes.  Finding a way to inhibit aldose reductase is believed to be a major key to combat diabetic complications.  Three separate studies have concluded that Artist Conk extract is a potent aldose reductase inhibitor. ^{407, 408, 409}  Jung concludes, "These results suggested that G. applanatum [Artist Conk] might possess constituents with anti-diabetic and inhibitory effects on diabetic complications."

An unusual article published in 2005 reported that a polysaccharide extract from Artist Conk "could strengthen gastric mucosa barrier." ⁴¹⁰  Several other studies have found Artist Conk extract or isolated compounds from Artist Conk to be anti-bacterial, ^{411, 412, 413} anti-viral, ⁴¹⁴ anti-parasitic, ⁴¹⁵ immune enhancing, ²⁵ diuretic, ⁴¹⁵ and potently antioxidant. ⁴¹⁶

In his book "Mycelium Running," medicinal mushroom expert Paul Stamets also lists the following areas where research has shown Artist Conk extract to have a beneficial effect: Inflammation & Respiratory Conditions. ¹³⁴

Click the following link to see chart for additional therapeutic properties of Artist Conk Extract.

Known active compounds:

Antibiotics
ß-Glucans
Ganoderic acids - triterpenes
Hetero-ß-glucans
Lanostanic triterpenoids

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