H . erinaceus has also been reported to have anti-microbial, anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, wound healing properties among other therapeutic potentials . " A 2014 scientific review on the therapeutic effects of H . erinaceus concluded that " it is helpful to various diseases, such as Alzheimer s disease, immunoregulatory, and many types of cancer ."
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A 2012 study on rats that had suffered brain injury showed that " daily oral administration of " H . erinaceus " could promote the regeneration of injured rat peroneal nerve in the early stage of recovery . " More recently and more relevant to human use, is a 2013 review of scientific studies, which asserted the medical benefits of the mushroom by saying " This mushroom is rich in some physiologically important components, especially ?-glucan polysaccharides, which are responsible for anti-cancer, immuno-modulating, hypolipidemic, antioxidant and neuro-protective activities of this mushroom.
