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World of Medicinal Mushroom-An Overview


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1 Department of Pharmacology, Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar (H.P.), India
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
3 Dept. of Biotechnology, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
4 Department of Chemistry, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), Iceland
5 Dept. of Economics, Govt. College Dharampur, Mandi (H.P.), India
     

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Ever since introduction of medicinal mushrooms, it has helped humans in curing many diseases. They contain many active ingredients that act actively against some diseases including cancer. But about 50 species are poisonous out of total 700 edible species. Irrespective of their medicinal value some mushrooms can cause side effects such as dermatitis and other allergic reactions. This suggests that one should be very cautious while consuming these mushrooms. In this review, we have tried to summarize a number of medicinal mushrooms with their medicinal uses. Moreover, the worldwide market, economic aspects and safety criteria was also taken into consideration.

Keywords

Medicinal Mushroom, Economic Value, World Market, Pharmaceuticals, Mushroom Safety.
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Authors

Dharmesh Sharma
Department of Pharmacology, Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar (H.P.), India
Deepak Prashar
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
Ruchika Chauhan
Dept. of Biotechnology, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
Madhu Chauhan
Department of Chemistry, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), Iceland
Neha Jasrotia
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manav Bharti University, Solan (H.P.), India
Sanjay Saklani
Dept. of Economics, Govt. College Dharampur, Mandi (H.P.), India

Abstract


Ever since introduction of medicinal mushrooms, it has helped humans in curing many diseases. They contain many active ingredients that act actively against some diseases including cancer. But about 50 species are poisonous out of total 700 edible species. Irrespective of their medicinal value some mushrooms can cause side effects such as dermatitis and other allergic reactions. This suggests that one should be very cautious while consuming these mushrooms. In this review, we have tried to summarize a number of medicinal mushrooms with their medicinal uses. Moreover, the worldwide market, economic aspects and safety criteria was also taken into consideration.

Keywords


Medicinal Mushroom, Economic Value, World Market, Pharmaceuticals, Mushroom Safety.