title: Progress of research on Inonotus obliquus.
abstract: Inonotus obliquus has high nutritional and medicinal value, especially in treating malignant tumors, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and AIDS, attracting significant attention from scholars in recent years. In this paper, the biological characteristics, chemical composition and pharmacologic effects of Inonotus obliquus were summarized. And the applications in medicine and food were introduced. Future research on Inonotus obliquus was also discussed in order to make Inonotus obliquus obtain effective exploitation and satisfy people's demands.
authors.affiliation: Deptment of Pathology, Jilin Medical College, Jilin, 132013, China. xhzhong0611@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Xiu-hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Kuang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Shi-jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Shu-yan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dong-zhi
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000737:chemistry; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014315:Triterpenes