Table 3.
Scores for each species of mushrooms regarding its anticancer properties.
| Name of the Mushroom | Type of Cancer | Type of Studies (References) | Overall Strength of Recommendation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Vitro | In Vivo | In Silico | Clinical Study | Active Constituents | |||
| Agaricus bisporus | Breast, colon, prostate cancer | *** | ** | *** | ** | ** | ** |
| Agaricus blazei | Several types of cancer: myeloma, leukemia, chronic hepatitis C infection, breast, cervical, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, and endometrial | *** | *** | - | *** | *** | *** |
| Agaricus sylvaticus | Colorectal and breast cancer | *** | ** | - | *** | * | ** |
| Amauroderma rude | Breast cancer | *** | * | - | - | ** | * |
| Antrodia cinnamomea | Breast and lung cancer | *** | *** | - | * | ** | ** |
| Antrodia camphorata | Miscellaneous tumor | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Antrodia salmonea | Breast, colon, and ovarian cancer | *** | ** | - | - | * | * |
| Auricularia auricula-judae | Hepatoma | * | - | * | - | * | * |
| Cerrena unicolor | Colon cancer, miscellaneous tumors | *** | * | - | - | - | * |
| Cordyceps sinensis | Lung and testicular cancer | *** | * | ** | * | ** | ** |
| Coriolus versicolor | Breast, gastric, and liver cancer | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | *** |
| Cortinarius xiphidipus | Several types | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flammulina velutipes | Lung cancer and miscellaneous tumor | ** | - | * | - | *** | * |
| Fuscoporia torulosa | Brest and prostate cancer | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Breast, lung, colorectal, and Nasopharyngeal cancer |
*** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Grifola frondosa | Blood, breast, and lung cancer | *** | ** | * | *** | *** | *** |
| Inonotus obliquus | Breast cancer | *** | ** | * | - | *** | ** |
| Lentinus edodes | Breast, lung, colorectal, gastric, and liver cancer | *** | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** |
| Lentinus squarrosulus | Lung cancer | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lepista inversa | Several cancer cell lines | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lignosus rhinocerotis | Breast cancer | ** | * | * | - | ** | * |
| Lignosus tigris | Breast cancer | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Marasmius oreades | Colon and breast cancer | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Phellinus linteus | Colon, liver, lungs, and prostate cancer | *** | ** | * | - | *** | ** |
| Phellinus rimosus | Colon and liver cancer | *** | * | - | - | ** | * |
| Pholiota nameko | Breast cancer | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Pleurotus abalones | Breast cancer | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Pleurotus highking | Breast cancer | ** | * | - | - | * | * |
| Pleurotus nebrodensis | Liver, lungs, and breast cancer | *** | * | - | - | ** | * |
| Pleorotus ostreatus | Blood, lungs, and breast cancer | *** | ** | * | - | * | * |
| Poria cocos | Breast and pancreatic cancer | *** | ** | ** | * | *** | ** |
| Pycnoporus sanguineus | Colon cancer | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ramaria flava | Liver cancer | ** | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russula alatoreticula | Liver cancer | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schizophyllum commune | Breast, liver, and cervical cancer | *** | * | - | * | ** | ** |
| Thelephora aurantiotincta | Liver cancer | * | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taiwanofungus salmoneus | Colon and liver cancer | *** | * | - | - | ** | * |
| Tricholoma mongolicum | Breast and liver cancer | *** | - | - | - | * | * |
| Xylaria schweinitzii | Breast, liver, and lung cancer | * | - | - | - | * | - |
***—excellent, >5 studies; **—good, 3–5 studies; *—poor, 1–2 studies; “-”—no study.