Pharmaceutical compositions comprising mushroom-based polysaccharides and uses thereof

A composition for providing relief to a discomfort of an eye comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a polysaccharide extracted from a plant source. In certain embodiments, such a polysaccharide can be extracted from mushrooms, such as from the Tremella fuciformis species. The compositio...

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Hauptverfasser: MARLOWE ZORA T, SARKAR PARAMITA, GLASS BRIAN J
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Zusammenfassung:A composition for providing relief to a discomfort of an eye comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a polysaccharide extracted from a plant source. In certain embodiments, such a polysaccharide can be extracted from mushrooms, such as from the Tremella fuciformis species. The composition is administered to an affected eye to provide such relief or discomfort.