Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus gilvus is a fungal plant pathogen which infects several hosts. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is known as sanghuang and is used to treat stomachaches and cancer; polysaccharides isolated from lab-grown P. gilvus have been shown to inhibit the growth of melanoma in a mouse model.
| Phellinus gilvus | |
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| Fruiting bodies of Phellinus gilvus growing on Quercus sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Phellinus |
| Species: | P. gilvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phellinus gilvus (Schwein.) Pat., (1900) | |
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