Introduction of raw materials of Biocare

1. PHARMACOGNOSY FUNGI IN MEDICINE AND LIFE​

Fungi Kingdom (science name: Fungi) comprise eukaryote, autotroph and their cell wall based on chitin. Almost fungi develop in the form of filamentous multicellular that is also called hyphae constituting mycelium, other ones develop in the form of monocellular. To date, thousands of fungal species are found and identified. In order to simplify, fungi are classified as follows: visible fungi, invisible fungi or edible fungi and poisonous fungi and etc. Among hundreds of fungal species belong to groups of visible fungi and edible fungi, only several fungal species are used in manufacturing of medicine, which are called pharmacognosy fungi; of which the most important is Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor and Hericium erinaceus, etc.

For the past thousands of years, many species of edible fungi are used in medicine field. It is studied for fungal species such as Grifola Frondosa, Lentinula edodes, Inonotus obliquus, Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor and Hericium erinaceus, etc. for activity of anti-cancer, antivirus and enhancement of immune system.

Cordyceps sinensis is considered as rare drug, this drug is used in China in order to treatment of diseases about tumors or health enhancement.

Ganoderma applanatum, in particular of Ganoderma lucidum is also considered as “panacea” in Vietnam and many countries of the world with the purpose of treating of cancer, hypertension disease and etc.

Trametes versicolor is considered as rare drug, this drug is used in China more than 2000 years ago in treating of diseases of cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer. Recently, there are many studies about using polysaccharide together with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immune therapy in order to improve ratio of survival of patients suffered from esophageal cancer (Ogoshi and et. al. Cancer Investigation. 1995; 13: 363-369) and nasopharyngeal cancer (Go and Chung. Journal of International Research. 1989; 17: 141-149). Sankyo, Kureha company in Japan marketed Krestin product since 1977 with it’s price of 1000 JPY/bag 1g. These medicines are used in treatment of liver cancer and breast cancer.

Hericium erinaceus is edible fungi and used as drug in many countries of the world. To date, known and inspected effects of this fungi are as follows: inhibiting the growth of tumors, anti-gastric ulcer caused by Helicobacter pylori, minimizing the harmful effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, improving immune system, anti-fatigues and anti-Ehzeimer. This drug can be used in treating of the disease of chronic gastritis and inflammatory bowel disease. In particular, this drug can be used in preventing tumors of gastrointestinal tract and improving immune system.

Thanks to that great effects, the exploitation of fungi from the nature or nursery research of pharmacognosy fungi more and more countries are interested.

A long time ago, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and etc., cultivated and used fungi as food and drug sources. Not only fresh fungi are used but in Japan, fungi are manufactured into many products such as: soy sauce, fungal powder, fungal soup, supplemental foods and etc. in treatment of the diseases such as: chronic bronchitis, heart-related diseases, acute and chronic hepatitis, arthritis, diabetes mellitus and etc.

In Vietnam, there are many favorable conditions to be able to cultivate fungi. With the climate of tropical monsoon, abundant raw materials and etc. which are suitable conditions for cultivation of fungi whole year time. While, cultivation of fungi does not require soil but requires a small area, low investment and high efficiency. In developed society, technology develop simultaneously with living conditions and human needs are increasingly enhanced, the pollution of the living environment and serious diseases such as (cancer, blood fats, diabetes mellitus, HIV and etc.) are also appear more and more. At present, the treatment with medicines, chemotherapy are still expensive compared to income of Vietnamese (not to mention their side effects). While, pharmacognosy fungi in general and Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis in particular are relatively cheap (due to we have mastered the technology and manufactured in industrial scale) and high effects in treatment of diseases such as cancer, blood fats, diabetes mellitus, HIV and etc.

To date, we can not deny the active roles and contributions of fungal industry to nature and human life. So, in most countries of the world, fungal industry is increasingly interested by the governments. Thereby, in recent years, fungal industry has been developing strongly in Korea, China, Japan and etc.

In Vietnam, fungal industry are interested in research from decades 60-70 of XX century and just be focused in a few recent years. However, due to effectiveness and attractiveness as well as its important influence to many field, so fungal industry has become a strong development movement and its important contributions to development of society. The cultivation of fungi has had positive impact on many fields such as agriculture and forestry, medical and pharmaceutical fields, environmental protection and etc., even in the field of sports. In each field, it has opened the modes making life safer, healthier and higher productivity.

The cultivation of fungi has contributed to the settlement of employment, increased income for farmers and enriched for many households.

With the main source is agricultural and industrial waste, cultivation of fungi not only contribute to the settlement of environmental pollution problem happening in global scale but obtain fungal biomass-safe nutrient source for human that is one of the sources of rare medicinal materials. At present, it has been using in prevention and treatment of diseases. In which, Ganoderma applanatum and Ophiocordyceps sinensis are considered as panacea, it is able to cure the panacea, help people longevity. Modern pharmacological studies improved that there are organic compounds, trace elements and vitamins in Ganoderma applanatum and Ophiocordyceps sinensis. These active compounds have special effects in treatment of immunodeficiency symptoms, nervous tension, insomnia, symptoms of cardiovascular system, obesity, diabetes mellitus, prevention of AIDS and slows the progression of disease in patients suffered from these diseases. At present, it is possible to use common methods of formulation such as in alcohol, cut into the slices and boil and get water, grinding powder to drink with water, formulation in the form of tablets, capsules and etc.

2. MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MANUFACTURING MYCELIUM ESSENCE FROM PHARMACOGNOSY FUNGI OF BIOCARE

A long time ago, human do not cultivate fungi but mainly harvest it from nature. The Kings usually offer people to deep forest and high mountain in order to find Ganoderma applanatum or have to go to areas such as the Tibetan plateau to find Ophiocordyceps sinensis. But today, we are living in the period of industrial development as rushing, so environmental pollution due to development of industry as well as other environmental incidents (wildfire, tsunami, eruption and etc.) has seriously damaged on our living environment. The products from nature, in which Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor, Hericium erinaceus and other pharmacognosy fungal species has been significantly reduced, affected in both quantity and quality. Fortunately, we have also researched in time these precious fungal species carefully. To date, we have had the optimal process of nursing and exploiting of fungal biomass in the most effective and safest way.

Basically, the processes of production of edible fungal and pharmacognosy fungal species in general and Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor, Hericium erinaceus in particular have used dominant fermentation technology, that is, provide favorable medium for dominant development of fungi in order to obtain most biomass. The processes of production are as follows:

Materials, for example, substrates (wood, sawdust, cotton and etc., and some other insect species) —> Pasteurizing treatment by using bio-fermentation technology (added cellulose and protein-degrading microorganisms) —> Transplant (purebred, F3) —> Nursing of mycelium (several months) —> Stimulating of mycelium body growing fruit-body —> Caring for fruit-body —> Harvesting and preserving fruit-body —> Processing of fruit-body —> Producing commercialized products on the market.

In the recent years, with strong scientific development in many fields, the studies proved useful effects of pharmacognosy fungi in general and Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor, Hericium erinaceus in particular. Therefore, demand of people belong to all social classes on these fungal species is more and more increasing. Besides that environmental degradation and pollution are more and more increasing. So, the biomass source of these fungi is decreased relatively much in quantity and specially, significantly decreased in quality. Therefore, many countries such as USA, Germany, Korea, Japan, China have achieved successes in research on the technology of producing fungal biomass in artificial conditions and at high level of technology: cultivation of fungi for producing fungal biomass in the form of mycelium in industrial scale. This success has enabled them to produce enormous fungal biomass in a short time and their quality assured. Thereby, they have acquired great profits by exporting fungal biomass in the form of mycelium to many countries including Vietnam. This make us be restricted to many aspects such as difficult to quality control, passive in production and etc.

From this fact, for many past years, Biocare Pharma Co., Ltd. has coordinated with many scientists in order to research on production technology for fungal biomass in the form of mycelium of pharmacognosy fungal species. To date, Biocare Pharma Co., Ltd. has applied modern biotechnology for successful cultivation of mycelium of these fungal species. The mycelium of these fungal species are cultivated in the complete medium of nutrients by using solid fermentation technology in order to obtain the fungal biomass in the form of mycelium in a short time.

Biocare’s technology: Solid fermentation technology for obtain mycelium essence of pharmacognosy fungal species by using extract method.

Advantages of extract technology:

– In a stage of mycelium, nutrition ingredients and active compounds with biopharmaceutical activities of fungi such as polysaccharide, amine acids, trace elements and etc. present at the highest content;

– In a stage of mycelium, polysaccharide with highest activities, organic compounds have not been decomposed for forming fruit-body;

– In a stage of mycelium, wall and membrane of cell have not been converted into lignin as in a stage of fruit-body, so substances in cell are released easily in order to help human body absorbing these substances faster and more efficiently; 

– When using modern biotechnology in a stage of mycelium, it has limited the heavy metal elements such as copper, lead and etc., but still have enough other useful trace elements;

– By using biotechnology, the nursing of mycelium is controlled, so avoid excess or lack of trace elements that cause biological imbalance. This is very meaningful in biological life, due to the trace elements involved in catalyzing biological reactions. So, just a small amount of deviation of the elements can affect the human body;

– In a stage of mycelium, the mycelium grows strongly secreting extracellular enzymes to hydrolyze the medium in a beneficial way, increasing an amount of active compounds with biopharmaceutical activities such as polysaccharide, amine acids, adenosine and etc. Specially, the polysaccharide is 20-25 times higher than that in a stage of fruit-body; 

-Input materials: 100% natural materials, vitamins and minerals;

– Output products: 100% mycelium of pharmacognosy fungi;

Machine and infrastructure:

All the equipment and machine systems are made of stainless steel. Intermediate products are shipped in one direction in the system of workshops that meets sanitary standards.

Quality management system: The production process is controlled from input materials, production process of semi-finished products and finished products and the quality of finished products is closely monitored.

With a serious investment in research, development of technology, production workshop system and quality control system, Biocare has been providing the finished products and materials to many large companies in the fields of manufacturing medicines and supplemental foods in nation-wide.

3. PRODUCTS OF BIOCARE​

Mycelium essence of pharmacognosy fungal species: Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor and Hericium erinaceus and etc.

4. CLIENTS AND PARTNERS OF BIOCARE ​

Many large companies in the fields of manufacturing medicines and supplemental foods in domestic and foreign.

5. ABOUT BIOCARE

History:

Respond to the implementation of the Directive No.50/CT-TW/2005 dated March 4th, 2005 of Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on promoting the development and application of biotechnology to serve industrialization and modernization of the country; With the support of ministries, sectors and levels on industrialization and modernization of the source of bio-based materials; In order to meet and satisfy higher demand for searching of high quality and stable input materials of companies manufacturing of medicines and supplemental foods of biological origin in domestic and foreign; Biocare Pharma Co., Ltd. is founded with the goal of becoming a professional manufacturer and provider of drugs in Vietnam and step by step reach the international market. On a solid foundation is the team of specialists, engineers and technicians, workers with high qualifications, together with the laboratory system, the factory is equipped with modern machinery and equipment and etc.; with the motto of leapfrogging, developing internal resources, attracting foreign resources to master the technology in order to manufacturing of high-quality products, competitive price, to successfully implement the guidelines of the Party, State policies and laws: “Vietnamese Medicine – Treatment of Vietnamese people”, “Vietnamese preferred to use Vietnamese goods”, increase exports, reduce imports and etc.

Vision and mission:

The society more and more develop, environmental pollution and the diseases appear more and more. At present, treatment with western medicine and chemotherapy are costly. Furthermore, there are potential risks for the treatment due to their side effects. While, pharmaceuticals of biological origin in general and biomass of pharmacognosy fungi in particular are relatively cheap and highly effective without any side effects. Therefore, the selection of pharmaceutical products and supplemental foods derived from biotechnology in prevention and treatment of diseases is becoming our indispensable trend today and in the future. Early recognition of the importance of human health and that indispensable trend, Biocare Pharma Co., Ltd. is founded with the goal of becoming a professional manufacturer and provider of drugs in Vietnam and step by step reach the international market.

Achievement of Biocare:

With many products have been used in order to preventing and treating of different diseases, many products have been considered as “choice of number one”, “valuable thing” of doctors, nurses, medical specialists and patients such as Ganoderma applanatum, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, Trametes versicolor, Hericium erinaceus and etc. together with unique materials such as: mycelium in dry powder from Ophiocordyceps sinensis, mycelium in dry powder from Trametes versicolor, mycelium in dry powder from Ganoderma applanatum, mycelium in dry powder from Hericium erinaceus and etc. Biocare is increasingly affirming its position and prestige. Biocare is one of the leading units in the research, technology transfer and development of pharmaceutical products, supplemental foods in Vietnam, the region and the world.

6. CONTACT US

BIOCARE PHARMA CO., LTD
Address: Group 3 – Dong Mai Ward – Ha Dong District– Hanoi – Vietnam
Tel: (+84) 913317752
Email: [email protected]
Website: namduoclieu.vn

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