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Use by use, with the trials behind each one
Sorted by how much has been tried in people, the most first. Towards the bottom are the uses where the work is still in the laboratory — which is where everything on this site started, and where the next trials will come from.
| Use | Trials | Reported | Randomised, published | Mushrooms taken for it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer, supportive and adjuvant | 39 | 4 | 35 | 8 |
| Viral infection | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Fatigue and energy | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Immune function | 12 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| Mood and anxiety | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Liver | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Memory and focus | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Gut and microbiome | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cholesterol and lipids | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Inflammation | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sleep | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nerve repair | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lungs and breathing | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Nutrition | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Kidney | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Skin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Blood sugar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Exercise performance | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Wound healing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Libido and fertility | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blood and clotting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Allergy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mouth and gums | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bacterial infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fluid retention | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |