Extract of Lentinus for its action on cellulite and accumulations of fat

A method of inhibiting development of cellulite and subcutaneous accumulations of fat in a subject having cellulite or subcutaneous accumulations of fat comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a polysaccharide extract derived from an aqueous extract and alcohol precipitate of fungus of the genus Lentinus comprising monosaccharides, polysaccharides and, by weight, from 2 to 8% of trehalose, from 1 to 4% of glucose and from 30 to 60% of alditols relative to the total weight of the dry extract, wherein the development of cellulite and subcutaneous accumulations of fat is inhibited, and wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered to at least one of a hip, thigh, buttock, knee, and arm.