Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2024, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (5): 502-506.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.20240052

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Herbal textual research and adverse reaction study of Coprinus comatus

GAO Haiyun1,2, CHEN Yuxin1,2, LI Yao1,2, LI Hui1,2, LIU Tianrui1,2,3#, YUAN Yuan1,2,4,*   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources in Jiangxi Province, Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Industry, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Nanchang Jiangxi 330115, China;
    2Jiangxi Health Industry Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang Jiangxi 330115, China;
    3Yunnan Key Laboratory of Gastrodia and Fungi Symbiotic Biology, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong Yunnan 657099, China;
    4State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
  • Received:2024-01-25 Online:2024-05-15 Published:2024-05-13

Abstract: Objective Exploring the medication history and modern research progress of the medicinal fungus Coprinus comatus, providing reference for further research and application of C. comatus. Methods By consulting ancient herbal monographs, we conducted research on the name, origin, morphology, medicinal properties, and efficacy of C. comatus, and conducted in-depth exploration in combination with modern literature research. Results C. comatus has a long history of being used in medicine. The ancient names of C. comatus were Gui Gai, Di Gai, Gui Wu. C. comatus and shaggy mane were the modern names of C. comatus. C. comatus was sweet in properties, flat in tastes, and distributed to stomach and heart meridian tropisms. It is used in the treatment of children's cold and feverish epilepsy, boils and swollen poisons, malignant sores, and centipede, snake and scorpion injuries. Modern pharmacological studies had shown that C. comatus had pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antinematode activity. Through a systematic review of ancient and modern literature, it was found that C. comatus may cause adverse reactions such as disulfiram-like reaction, gastroenteritis-type poisoning, skin reactions in atopic dermatitis patients, and heavy metal enrichment. Conclusion This article provides a basis for the safe utilization of C. comatus by summarizing the herbal research and adverse reactions of C. comatus.

Key words: Coprinus comatus, Shaggy mane, herbal textual research, disulfiram-like reaction, pharmaceutical security, adverse reaction

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