THE POTENTIAL OF PROTECTING LIVER IN GANODERMA LUCIDUM

Abstract

According to The World Health Organization (WHO), alcohol is one of the causes of poisoning, impaired liver function and leading the high level of risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer. In Vietnam, alcohol-related cirrhosis is increasing and accounts for about 20% of patients with cirrhosis. Currently, there are many studied products which can support, treat, protect the liver and detoxify alcohol, including Ganoderma Lucidum thanks to the active ingredients of pharmacological effects such as Ganodosterone, Lanisterol, beta-D Glucan, Lucidenol. In this article, based on the results of tests of blood biochemical indices AST, ALT, GGT, we determined that the influence of ethanol in alcohol on the structure of liver function is very large. At the same time, the ability of Ganoderma lucidum (liveroderma lucidum) in protecting the liver from the impact of alcohol is highly effective