The decline in the number of new therapeutics produced from the pharmaceutical industry has driven novel biologic agents to be sought from traditional (Eastern) medicine. However, it is difficult for Eastern treatments to be implemented due to Western standards of purity and replicabitity.

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 Modern Western medical practice relies heavily on the use of highly purified pharmaceutical compounds whose purity can be easily assessed and whose pharmaceutical activity and toxicity show clear structure-function relationships. Thus, mushrooms have not been relevant in Western medical practice.

Mushrooms in Western Medicine

Meade, Elaine, et al. "Mycotherapy: Potential of Fungal Bioactives for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders and Morbidities of Chronic Pain." Fungi and Fungal Metabolites for the Improvement of Human and Animal Life, Nutrition and Health, vol. II, 11 Mar. 2022, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8030290.

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