Patent ID: 8168198

Claim:
A method for treating polycystic ovary syndrome, comprising administering to a person in need thereof an effective amount of a therapeutic agent for treating polycystic ovary syndrome comprising an extract of mushrooms, which are at least one selected from the group consisting of Grifola frondosa, Polyporus umbellatus, Meripilus giganteus, Grifola albicans, Lentinus edodes, Agaricus blazei Murill, Agaricus bispirus, Ganoderma applanatum, Fomitopsis pinicola, Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, Hericium erinaceus, Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sobolifera, Auricularia auricula, Tremella fuciformis , and Phellinus linteus.