Lignosus Rhinocerus

Common Names: Tiger Milk Mushroom

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Lignosus rhinoceros is a medicinal mushroom found in tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Called tiger milk mushroom, it has been used traditionally to treat asthma, cancer, and various inflammatory conditions. The mushroom contains bioactive polysaccharides and triterpenoids with immunomodulating and anti-proliferative effects.

Physical Characteristics

Caps:

No cap, club-shaped stipe up to 15 cm tall. Orange to red-brown.

Gills:

Pores instead of gills. White.

Helps With

Asthma

Reported to alleviate asthma symptoms and improve lung function

Cancer

Exhibits cytotoxic effects and may enhance cancer treatment

Immune System

Stimulates nonspecific immune response

Look Alike Species

	Specie:	Differences:
	Lignosus sacer Edibility: unknown	Smaller size, more clustered growth

Specie:

Lignosus sacer

Edibility:

unknown

Differences:Smaller size, more clustered growth

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References

Immunomodulatory Effect and an Intervention of TNF Signalling Leading to Apoptotic and Cell Cycle Arrest on ORL-204 Oral Cancer Cells by Tiger Milk Mushroom, Lignosus rhinocerus.

Research background. Tiger milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) is a medicinal mushroom that is geographically distributed in the region of South China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Consumption of its sclerotium has been reported to treat various ailments. However, its anticancer potential towards oral cancer cell lines is yet to be determined considering the traditional method of its consumption by biting/chewing of the sclerotium.

2022