LEVEL I: BASIC
1. INTRODUCTION TO MYCOTHERAPY
1.1. Basic Notions of Mycotherapy
Knowledge acquired after the completion of Module 1:
- Basic concepts of Mycotherapy
- Knowledge about the most commonly used medicinal mushrooms in clinical practice and their benefits for human health.
- Medicinal Fungi and their application as adjuvants in different therapeutic areas.
2. MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS
2.1. Ganoderma lucidum
2.2. Hericium erinaceus
2.3. Cordyceps sinensis
2.4. Agaricus blazei murill
2.5. Coriolus versicolor
2.6. Grifola frondosa
2.7. Lentinula edodes
2.8. Polyporus umbellatus
2.9. Pleurotus ssp
2.10. Inonotus obliquus
Knowledge acquired after the completion of the Module 2:
- Medicinal properties of each of the described medicinal mushrooms
- Tropisms: Therapeutic areas of action of each of the fungi.
- Main active biomolecules of the extract
- Main Clinical Applications by Therapeutic Area
- Clinical Studies
- Corresponding bibliography
LEVEL II: ADVANCED
3. MOST IMPORTANT BIOMOLECULES
3.1. Beta-glucans
3.2. Terpenes
3.3. Glycoproteins or proteoglycans
3.4. Ergosterol (pro-vitamin D2)
3.5. Other active biomolecules of interest
Knowledge acquired after the completion of the Module 3 :
- Biochemistry of each of the biomolecules present in medicinal mushrooms.
- Mechanisms of action of each of the Biomolecules
- Main functions of each of the Biomolecules
- Examples of the specific applications and benefits of each of the Biomolecules by Therapeutic Area
- Corresponding bibliography
4. PATHOLOGIES BY THERAPEUTIC AREA
4.1. ONCOLOGY
4.1.1 Breast cancer
4.1.2 Lung cancer
4.1.3 Colorectal cancer
4.1.4 Prostate cancer
4.2. IMMUNE SYSTEM
4.2.1 Defences
4.2.2 Covid-19 Adjuvant treatment
4.2.3 Allergies
4.2.4 Flu
4.2.5 Chronic bronchitis
4.2.6 Bronchial asthma
4.2.7 Sinusitis
4.2.8 Otitis
4.2.9 Rhinitis
4.2.10 Herpes Zoster
4.2.11 Chronic Inflammation
4.3. GASTRO-INTESTINAL
4.3.1 Gut microbiota
4.3.2 Intestinal dysbiosis
4.3.3 Gastritis
4.3.4 IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
4.3.5 Constipation
4.3.6 H.Pylori
4.3.7 Diverticulosis
4.3.8 Liver cirrhosis
4.4. MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
4.4.1 Stress-Emotional Balance
4.4.2 Depression
4.4.3 Anxiety
4.4.4 Insomnia/Sleep disturbances
4.5. MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM
4.5.1 Osteoporosis
4.5.2 Osteoarthritis new
4.5.3 Neuropathic pain
4.6. NEUROLOGY – NERVOUS SYSTEM
4.6.1 Fatigue-Asthenia
4.6.2 Fibromyalgia
4.6.3 Alzheimer’s disease
4.6.4 Parkinson’s disease
4.6.5 Multiple Sclerosis
4.6.6 Autism
4.6.7 ADHD
4.6.8 Dementia
4.6.9 Childhood maturational disorder
4.7. METABOLIC-ENDOCRINE
4.7.1 Obesity
4.7.2 Atherosclerosis
4.7.3 Hypertension
4.7.4 Hypercholesterolaemia
4.7.5 Metabolic Syndrome
4.7.6 Type I diabetes
4.7.7 Type II diabetes
4.7.8 Detox
4.7.9 Heavy metal chelation/detoxification
4.8. WOMEN’S HEALTH – GYNAECOLOGY
4.8.1 Endometriosis
4.8.2 Menopause
4.8.3 Polycystic ovarian disease
Knowledge acquired after the completion of the Module 4 :
- Practical and comprehensible application of Mycotherapy in terms of the application of different medicinal mushrooms in each of the pathologies and symptoms (more than 50) structured by Therapeutic Area.
- Most relevant studies that support the application of Mycotherapy in each case
- IMMA recommendation for the recognition of a quality product based on medicinal mushrooms.
- Corresponding bibliography