Lingzhi, which in traditional Chinese medicine is used to relieve "dampness," as an expectorant, and to treat lung disease, has in recent years also been developed as an anticancer and health maintenance medication. Hen-of-the-woods (Grifola frondosa) is also currently being actively researched as a source of anticancer drugs.
中醫藥作為去濕、化痰、療肺疾藥材的雲芝，近年也被研發成抗癌保健藥品；舞菇也是目前醫界積極研究作為抗癌藥品的藥材。