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Research finding
People with type 2 diabetes took lingzhi polysaccharides; blood sugar fell
A multicenter trial in 62 people with type 2 diabetes reported that after 12 weeks of a lingzhi polysaccharide , blood sugar and fell.
Controlled human trialCompares people who took it with people who did notHow the study was done
1,800 mg of lingzhi polysaccharide extract three times a day, compared with a for 12 weeks.
What the researchers say
The study used one specific lingzhi polysaccharide extract.
Source
Gao Y et al., 2004; cited from the table of human studies in a 2021 review in Pharmaceutical Biology
Original paper still to be checked Last updated: 2026-10-06
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