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Lignosus rhinocerus | Tiger Milk Mushroom
Lignosus rhinocerus | Tiger Milk Mushroom
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Antiproliferative | Antioxidant | Respiratory Support
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Note: Can be purchased as powders or made up in blends to personal specifications, and supplied in capsules upon request.
All of our mushroom specimens and extracts are lab-tested, quality-controlled, and supplied by trusted growers on farms we have personally visited.
Summary
Summary
Lignosus rhinocerus has long been consumed the world over for its flavour, nutritional value, and pharmacological benefits. The sclerotium is considered the most medicinally valuable part of this mushroom. Its other common name, Tiger Milk, came about from its local Malaysian name “cendawan susu rimau”, literally translating to “mushroom of tiger’s milk”. ¹ Belonging to the Polyporaceae family, the Tiger Milk mushroom is considered one of the most important medicinal mushrooms by natives throughout Southeast Asia and southern China. In Malaysia in particular, this specimen is widely used by indigenous communities as a tonic, as well as for to treating various ills, including common coughs, fever, asthma, food poisoning, and even breast cancer. ¹ Lignosus rhinocerus is also used throughout China to treat ailments such as liver cancer, chronic hepatitis, and gastric ulcers. ² Until very recently, L. rhinocerus was considered tricky to cultivate, and only available sourced from its native jungles. Now, however, it is available to buy in larger quantities for therapeutic and medicinal use.
Recommended Medicinal Uses
Recommended Medicinal Uses
• Antiproliferative — The hot water extract of the Tiger Milk sclerotia has been found to significantly reduced the growth of leukemic cell lines and Sarcoma S-180 ³
• Lignosus has shown significant antiproliferative activity against the breast cancer cell MCF-7 and lung cancer cell A549. This provides a scientific confirmation for the traditional use of L. rhinocerus sclerotia in breast cancer treatment by Malaysian natives ¹
• The cold alkaline extract of the Tiger Milk’s sclerotia is reported to potentially stimulate human immune cells ⁶
• L. rhinocerus has shown anti-asthmatic effects in scientific studies, making it a potentially promising alternative to the current drugs used for managing asthma ⁷
• Cold water, hot water, and alcohol extracts of L. rhinocerotis cultivar’s sclerotial powder have been shown to possess anti-acute inflammatory properties ⁸
Dose
Dose
Adults are typically advised to take between 150-300mg per day, preferably with meals. However, it's often recommended to begin with a lower dose and gradually increase as needed.
Contraindications
Contraindications
There are no known side effects from the consumption of Tiger Milk Mushroom.
Research
Research
1. Lee, M.L., Tan, N.H., Fung, S.Y., Tan, C.S. and Ng, S.T., 2012. The antiproliferative activity of sclerotia of Lignosus rhinocerus (Tiger Milk Mushroom). Evidence‐Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012(1), p.697603.
2. Wong K. H. and Cheung P. C. K., P. C. K. Cheung, Sclerotia: emerging functional food derived from Mushrooms, Mushrooms as Functional Foods, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 111–146.
3. Cheung P. C. K., The anti-cancer and immunopotentiating activities of tiger milk mushroom extract and its preparation, Patent filing no. CN 2005101142994, China, 2007.
4. Lai C. K. M., Wong K. H., and Cheung P. C. K., Antiproliferative effects of sclerotial polysaccharides from Polyporus rhinocerus cooke (Aphyllophoromycetideae) on different kinds of leukemic cells, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. (2008) 10, no. 3, 255–264, 2-s2.0-47749119103, https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v10.i3.60.
5. Tan, E.S.S., Leo, T.K. and Tan, C.K. (2021). Effect of tiger milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) supplementation on respiratory health, immunity and antioxidant status: an open-label prospective study. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91256-6.
6. Wong K. H., Lai C. K. M., and Cheung P. C. K., Stimulation of human innate immune cells by medicinal mushroom sclerotial polysaccharides, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. (2009) 11, no. 3, 215–223, 2-s2.0-70349923893, https://doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v11.i3.10.
7. Johnathan, M., Gan, S.H., Ezumi, M.F.W., Faezahtul, A.H. and Nurul, A.A. (2016). Phytochemical profiles and inhibitory effects of Tiger Milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) extract on ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in a rodent model of asthma. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 16(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1141-x.
8. Lee, S.S. et al. (2014) Anti-inflammatory effect of the sclerotium of Lignosus Rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden, the tiger milk mushroom - BMC complementary medicine and therapies, BioMed Central. Available at: https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6882-14-359.
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