Name: 菇類：是仙丹還是迷思？⏲️ 6分鐘英語 (Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2025-11-30T03:22:11.000Z
Duration: 6 min 14 s

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

Do the names Lion's Mane or Turkey Tail mean anything to you, Neil?

Neil，獅鬃菇或تركيا الذيل 這名字對你有意義嗎？

Lion's Mane and Turkey Tail sounds like things you might find in the zoo.

獅鬃菇和تركيا الذيل 聽起來像是動物園裡會有的東西。

Good guess, but that's they are actually the names of mushrooms.

猜得不錯，但其實牠們是菇類的名稱。

Lion's Mane is a white hairy mushroom found across Asia.

獅鬃菇是一種白色的毛茸茸菇類，分佈在亞洲各地。

And Turkey Tail is a brown fan shaped fungus which looks a bit like, well, a turkey's tail.

而تركيا الذيل 是一種褐色的扇形菌類，看起來有點像，嗯，火雞的尾巴。

But if you haven't already heard these names, you probably will soon because these mushrooms are becoming popular as medicine.

但如果你還沒聽過這些名字，你很快就會聽到的，因為這些菇類正變得受歡迎，作為藥物使用。

Throughout history, our ancestors used mushrooms as food, but

縱觀歷史，我們的祖先將菇類作為食物，但

also as medicine for physical problems and mental illnesses like depression.

也作為藥物，用於治療身體問題和心理疾病，例如抑鬱。

In the 21st century, this medicine is being rediscovered and marketed.

在 21 世紀，這種藥物正被重新發現並推向市場。

In 2021, the global medicinal mushroom market was valued at $26 billion and growing.

2021 年，全球藥用菇類市場價值 260 億美元，並且還在持續增長。

But how real are the supposed health benefits of mushrooms?

但菇類所謂的健康益處，究竟有多真實呢？

In this program we'll be finding out, along with some useful new vocabulary.

在這個節目中，我們將會找出答案，同時也會學到一些有用的新詞彙。

But first I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先，Beth，我有一個問題想問妳。

Neither plant nor animal mushrooms are mysterious and amazing things.

菇類既非植物也非動物，牠們是神祕又令人驚奇的東西。

But which of the following statements about mushrooms is actually true?

但關於菇類的下列哪項陳述是真實的呢？

A, most mushrooms are poisonous, B some mushrooms can fly, or C some mushrooms glow in the dark.

A，大多數菇類都有毒，B，有些菇類會飛，或 C，有些菇類會在黑暗中發光。

我覺得有些菇類會在黑暗中發光。

Ok Beth, we'll find out if that's true at the end of the program.

好的 Beth，我們會在節目結束時揭曉答案。

Scientific researcher Dr. Emily Leeming has been studying the medicinal properties of mushrooms for King's College London.

科學研究員 Emily Leeming 博士在倫敦國王學院研究菇類的藥用特性。

She shared her discoveries with Sheila Dhillon, presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme the Food Chain.

她將她的發現分享給 BBC 廣播四臺節目「食物鏈」的主持人 Sheila Dhillon。

So I think these mushrooms are very much having a moment right now.

所以我覺得這些菇類現在真的很受歡迎。

They're kind of labeled as super brain drugs.

牠們被貼上「超級大腦藥物」的標籤。

So things are going to potentially help with lessening anxiety, improving, potentially depression.

所以這些東西可能會幫助減輕焦慮、改善抑鬱。

It's very much about these mind benefits that we're seeing the labels on the claims getting put out there.

這完全是關於我們看到標籤上宣稱的這些心理益處。

I think that at the moment they seem to be quite overblown.

我覺得目前這些宣稱似乎有點誇大其詞。

We don't have as much evidence on humans at all.

我們對人類的研究證據還沒有那麼充分。

Dr. Leeming says that right now medicinal mushrooms are having a moment.

Leeming 博士說，目前藥用菇類正當紅。

If something is having a moment, it's very popular or fashionable at a particular time.

如果某樣東西正當紅，表示它在特定時期非常受歡迎或流行。

Mushrooms are popular due to the claims about what they can do, for example, reduce depression.

菇類之所以受歡迎，是因為大家相信它們的功效，例如能改善抑鬱。

A claim is a statement that something is true, although it cannot be proved and others might not believe it.

宣稱就是聲稱某事為真，即使無法證明，別人也可能不相信。

Leeming thinks some of the claims made about mushrooms are overblown, exaggerated to seem more significant than they really are.

博士認為，關於菇類的一些宣稱有點言過其實，被誇大了，讓它們看起來比實際更重要。

The Problem is that to sell something as medicine, you need scientific proof of its benefits.

問題在於，要把某樣東西當成藥來賣，你就需要科學證據證明它的益處。

You might feel less stressed after drinking chamomile tea, but

喝洋甘菊茶後，你可能會覺得壓力減輕，但

that doesn't mean you can legally call chamomile a medicine, even though it's been used for centuries to help people relax.

這不代表你可以合法地稱洋甘菊為藥，即使它幾個世紀以來一直被用來幫助人們放鬆。

However, that hasn't discouraged many from experimenting, especially young people.

不過，這並沒有阻止許多人嘗試，尤其是年輕人。

Emma Clifford works for food research organization Mintel.

Emma Clifford 是食品研究機構 Mintel 的員工。

Here she discusses young people's attitude towards mushrooms for BBC Radio 4 program Food Chain.

在這裡，她為 BBC 廣播四臺的「Food Chain」節目討論年輕人對菇類的態度。

Lots of people absolutely want there to be scientific proof for health claims on food and drink because there still is a fair amount of skepticism, distrust and general confusion around functionality.

很多人絕對希望食品和飲料上的健康聲稱有科學證明，因為仍然存在相當程度的懷疑、不信任和對功能性的普遍困惑。

However, I also think that for many consumers, the medicinal properties of certain ingredients based on natural and holistic ancient wisdom may be just as compelling, if not more so, than knowledge based on on modern science and clinical trials.

然而，我認為對許多消費者來說，某些基於自然和整體古代智慧的成分的藥用特性，可能和基於現代科學及臨床試驗的知識一樣引人入勝，甚至更勝一籌。

And I think many people, young people in particular, they're just really intrigued to give these ingredients a go.

而且我認為很多人，特別是年輕人，他們真的對嘗試這些成分感到好奇。

People want scientific evidence that what they are taking is good for them.

人們想要科學證據證明他們所攝取的東西對他們有好處。

But many are also convinced by ancient wisdom, a phrase referring to knowledge, philosophy and beliefs that existed before the arrival of Christianity in Europe.

但許多人也被古代智慧所說服，這是一個詞，指的是在基督教傳入歐洲之前就存在的知識、哲學和信仰。

Ancient knowledge about medicinal plants has been kept alive and and some trust this wisdom more than modern medicine.

關於藥用植物的古代知識得以流傳，有些人比現代醫學更信任這種智慧。

Young people are especially prepared to give mushrooms a go.

If you give something a go, you try doing something to see if you like it.

如果你嘗試某件事，就是試著做某件事，看看你喜不喜歡。

They find them interesting and want to know more, which is not surprising given some of the amazing things mushrooms can do.

他們覺得菇類很有趣，想了解更多，這並不令人意外，因為菇類有些驚人的能力。

I think it's time to reveal the answer to your question, Neil.

我認為是時候揭曉你問題的答案了，Neil。

I guessed one of the amazing things some mushrooms can do is glow in the dark.

我猜一些菇類能做的驚人事情之一就是在黑暗中發光。

About 80 species of fungi are bioluminescent, meaning they really do glow in the dark.

大約有 80 種真菌會發出生物光，這表示牠們真的會在黑暗中發光。

Ok, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this program, starting with having a moment.

好的，讓我們來複習一下我們在這個節目中學到的詞彙，從「having a moment」開始。

A phrase meaning to be popular or fashionable at a particular time.

這是一個片語，意思是某個時期很受歡迎或很流行。

A claim is a statement that something is true or a fact, although it cannot be proved and others might not believe it.

「Claim」是指某件事是真的或是一個事實的陳述，但無法被證實，而且別人可能不相信。

The adjective overblown means exaggerated to seem bigger or more important than it really is.

形容詞「overblown」是指誇大其詞，讓某件事看起來比實際更大或更重要。

In Britain, the phrase ancient wisdom describes pagan knowledge, philosophy and beliefs that existed before Christianity.

在英國，「ancient wisdom」這個片語用來描述基督教出現之前的異教徒知識、哲學和信仰。

如果你「give something a go」，就是試著做某件事，看看你喜不喜歡。

And finally, when someone is intrigued by something strange or mysterious, they are very interested and want to know more.

最後，「intrigued by something strange or mysterious」表示對某件奇怪或神祕的事物感到非常好奇，並想了解更多。

Join us next time for more new useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.

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