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Tiger Milk Mushroom (Lignosus Rhinoceros) hailed as Malaysia’s national treasure is regarded by local communities as an important medicinal mushroom. It has traditionally been consumed for over 400 years to support respiratory health and immune health.

It is interesting to note Sir Henry Nicholas Ridley, the father of Malaya’s rubber industry, went on record in 1890 to say that Tiger Milk Mushroom was an important medicinal mushroom used by the local communities. He even attempted to cultivate it but failed. In the same year, Cooke was the first person to document this fungus scientifically and, based on a specimen found in Penang, named it Fomes rhinocerotis. Today, its scientific name is more commonly known as Lignosus rhinocerotis/L. rhinoceros.

After further research and development, LiGNO TM02®, a proprietary standardized freeze‐dried cultivated Tiger Milk Mushroom sclerotia powder is produced using a patent pending solid‐state fermentation technology. This proprietary process ensures the maximum content of active compounds and the freeze drying process preserves the active components. The components includes polysaccharides‐protein complexes (PSPC), glucan, putative lectins, immune‐modulatory proteins, aegerolysin and antioxidant proteins; which are biologically active in rendering significant anti‐inflammatory, immune modulating, antioxidant, anti‐proliferative andneurite‐stimulating properties.