Ganoderma lucidum ("Lingzhi"), a Chinese medicinal mushroom: biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study.

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Published in Br J Nutr on February 01, 2004

Authors

Sissi Wachtel-Galor1, Brian Tomlinson, Iris F F Benzie

Author Affiliations

1: Ageing & Health Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

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