title: Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on postherpetic neuralgia.
abstract: Administration of hot water soluble extracts of Ganoderma lucidum (GI) (36 to 72 g dry weight/day) decreased pain dramatically in two patients with postherpetic neuralgia recalcitrant to standard therapy and two other patients with severe pain due to herpes zoster infection.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Hijikata Clinic, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hijikata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal