06/18/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
A new study published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines examined the effect of a water-insoluble polysaccharide found in poria (Poria cocos) mushroom on the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Taken together, the results suggested that the water-insoluble polysaccharide from poria mushroom can be used as a prebiotic for preventing and treating metabolic diseases, as well as for regulating glucose and lipid metabolism.
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Journal Reference:
Sun SS, Wang K, Ma K, Bao L, Liu HW. AN INSOLUBLE POLYSACCHARIDE FROM THE SCLEROTIUM OF PORIA COCOS IMPROVES HYPERGLYCEMIA, HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND HEPATIC STEATOSIS IN OB/OB MICE VIA MODULATION OF GUT MICROBIOTA. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. January 2019; 17(1): 3-14. DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(19)30003-2
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