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Ganoderma lucidumFinding

Ganoderma lucidum decreases total cholesterol (TC)

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“As shown in Table 2, after 12 weeks of treatment, the intervention group exhibited significantly lower levels of TG (1.51 ± 0.55 mmol/L), LDL-C (2.68 ± 0.67 mmol/L), and TC (4.87 ± 0.89 mmol/L) compared to the placebo group (TG: 1.88 ± 0.16 mmol/L, LDL-C: 3.20 ± 0.97 mmol/L, TC: 5.25 ± 0.91 mmol/L; p < 0.05).”
Quoted verbatim from Clinical Evaluation of Ganoderma lucidum Spore Oil for Triglyceride Reduction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study.
This finding among the 116 findings on its endpoint

Ganoderma lucidum

Total cholesterol (TC)

lowers

Who
Adults aged 18 to 65 years with triglycerides of 1.70 to 2.25 mmol/L; 55 per arm analysed
Dose studied
3 softgel capsules twice daily, 0.5 g extract per softgel, approximately 3.0 g/day

Moderate evidencePMID 40077714 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
3 months

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZJAGH685WBDMEY23YMHDPC