Antrodia cinnamomea

Antrodia cinnamomea is a fungus species, also known as AC fungus, or AC mushroom . It causes brown heart rot of aromatic tree Cinnamomum kanehirai. It is used in Taiwan medicine as a remedy for cancer, hypertension, and hangover. Annual market is worth over $100 million (US) in Taiwan alone. Recently, the 32.15 Mb genome containing 9,254 genes was sequenced. Other than being a well-known remedy for cancer, hypertension, and hangover, AC fungus has been found to produces anti-obesogenic, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic effects in HFD-fed mice.