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Puffball Polysaccharides Help Skin Cells Repair Wounds

Puffball Polysaccharides Help Skin Cells Repair Wounds

Puffball mushroom

What they found

Puffball mushroom polysaccharides boosted skin cell growth and closed 40% of a scratch wound within 32 hours in lab tests.

Puffball mushroom polysaccharides boosted skin cell growth and closed 40% of a scratch wound within 32 hours in lab tests.

The number

40% scratch closure within 32 hours

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Bovistella utriformis

Bovistella utriformis

Compound

polysaccharides

polysaccharides

Published in

Molecules

Molecules

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Faster Wound Repair

Faster Wound Repair

Puffball mushroom (Bovistella utriformis) polysaccharides helped skin cells grow and repair tissue without damaging healthy cells. Human skin cells kept over 68% viability across doses from 19.5 to 10,000 µg/mL, with cell growth rising to 130% and 126% viability at 5,000 and 10,000 µg/mL, showing strong regenerative activity. In wound-closure tests, the extract achieved 40% scratch closure within 32 hours at 500 µg/mL, supporting its potential for skin-healing applications.

Puffball mushroom (Bovistella utriformis) polysaccharides helped skin cells grow and repair tissue without damaging healthy cells. Human skin cells kept over 68% viability across doses from 19.5 to 10,000 µg/mL, with cell growth rising to 130% and 126% viability at 5,000 and 10,000 µg/mL, showing strong regenerative activity. In wound-closure tests, the extract achieved 40% scratch closure within 32 hours at 500 µg/mL, supporting its potential for skin-healing applications.

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