Ganoderma can cure prostate cancer

Scientists at the University of Haifa, Israel claim that Ganoderma - a wild mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine (and Vietnam) - can cure prostate cancer.

The team found that the molecules in Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum) help prevent some mechanisms related to tumor growth in this part.

A case of prostate cancer.(Photo: AFP)

" We know that this fungus can hinder the growth of tumors by acting on the immune system. But the in vitro tests we have done show that it directly attacks cancer cells. the letter, "said study leader Ben Zion Zaidman. " This result opens hope to develop drugs to treat prostate cancer ," he said.

The current research has just stopped in experimental plates. They will continue to experiment on animals.

Lingzhi mushrooms often live in remote wild areas, on decaying plum trees, sometimes on oak trees, in dense forests.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, with more than 543,000 people diagnosed each year worldwide.

T. An (