Its carbohydrate content is 4 to 11-times higher than other edible mushrooms [101]. The aqueous and ethanolic extracts from P. giganteus have shown antioxidant, genotoxic, and liver protective properties and have a high effect on neuronal
differentiation and neurite outgrowth. The high potassium level in the fruiting bodies and the presence of bioactive compounds, mainly triterpenoids, could be responsible for the neuroactivity