Table 1.
Selected Medicinal Mushroom with β-glucans as Active Components
| Herbs | Common Name | β-glucans structure | Types of β-glucans |
| Lentinus edodes | Shiitake mushroom | β-1,3;1,6-glucan | Lentinan |
| Schizophyllan commune | Brazilian mushroom, Schizophyllan | β-1,3;1,6-glucan | Schizophyllan (SPG) or sizofiran |
| Grifola frondosa | Maitake mushroom | β-1,3;1,6-glucan with xylose and mannose | Maitake D-Fraction |
| Coriolus versicolor | Yun Zhi | Protein bound β-1,3;1,6-glucan | PSP (polysaccharide peptide) PSK (polysaccharide-Kureha or polysaccharide-K, krestin) |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Lingzhi, Reishi | β-1,3;1,6-glucan | Ganoderma polysaccharides, Ganopoly |
| Agaricus blazei | Brazilian sun-mushroom, Himematsutake mushroom | Protein bound β-1,6-glucan | Agaricus polysaccharides |
| Pleurotus ostreatus | Oyster mushroom, píng gû | β-1,3-glucan with galactose and mannose | Pleuran |
| Coprinus comatus | Shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane | β-1,3-glucan | Coprinus polysaccharides |