Mushrooms are well-known functional foods due to the presence of a huge quantity of
nutraceutical components. These are well recognized for their nutritional importance such as …

Ganoderma lucidum comprises probably 400 different biologically active constituents
principally polysaccharides, triterpenoids, proteins, enzymes, steroids, sterols, nucleotides …

Mushrooms were considered as a special delicacy by early civilizations and valued as a
credible source of nutrients including considerable amounts of dietary fiber, minerals, and …

Lentinus edodes is the first medicinal macrofungus to enter the realm of modern
biotechnology. It is the second most popular edible mushroom in the global market which is …

For thousands of years medicine and natural products have been closely linked through the
use of traditional medicines and natural poisons. Mushrooms have an established history of …

Mushroom fruiting bodies have been used as food and food-flavouring materials for
centuries for their unique and subtle flavour. However, the whole cycle from mycelium …

There have been relatively few direct intervention trials of mushroom consumption in
humans, although those that have been completed to date indicate that mushrooms and …

Residents of Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, are known for their long
average life expectancy, high numbers of centenarians, and accompanying low risk of age …

Despite enormous development in the field of drug development, cancer still remains
elusive. Compromised immunity stands as a roadblock to the successful pharmacological …

Since time immemorial, plants and their compounds have been used in the treatment and
management of various ailments. Currently, most of conventional drugs used for treatment of …