Fungi are amazing producers of natural products and thus they are crucial to the health and
well-being of people throughout the world. Approximately 70,000 fungal species are …

Lentinus crinitus is a medicinal basidiomycete, little studied regarding the basic cultivation
conditions, which is used in bioremediation and consumed by native Indians from the …

Mushroom production in India has registered a considerable growth in the recent times.
However, cultivation of shiitake mushroom, which represents a major share at a global level …

Panus lecomtei is emerging as an edible mushroom found worldwide and particularly in the
Northern Hemisphere. The mushroom contains a substantial amount of useful nutritional …

Wild edible mushrooms are utilized by ethnic people in rural communities of India as food
and medicinal purposes. The aim of the present study was to estimate biochemical …

Mushrooms are increasingly considered as a high value crop, and consumer demand for
mushrooms markedly expanded in the recent years. Although requiring different conditions …

Mushrooms have been used for medicinal and food purposes since times immemorial. Many
pharmaceutical substances with potent and unique properties have been isolated from …

Shiitake mushroom is a meaty tasting edible fungus of the Orient world. Production of
shiitake mushroom has increased faster than any other specialty mushroom with the proven …

Shiitake mushroom is one of the most widely cultivated specialty mushrooms in the world. It
is considered as one of the delicious, edible mushrooms which has medicinal properties …

Mushroom derived β-glucan polysaccharides are known for their activity as
immunomodulators and anticarcinogenic agents. In the present work, specific colorimetric …