Mushroom:A Review

Mushrooms are an important natural source of the foods and medicines. The medical importance of edible and wild mushroom and these are now being screened for their bioactivity in various ailments. Mushroom represents a major and untapped source of potent new pharmaceutical products. A wide range of activities including antitumor, cardiovascular and antimicrobial are reported in mushroom. In developing countries like INDIA mushroom progress is a boom in the field of food, medicine, and in generating employment. The alternative systems of medicine utilize the curative properties of mushroom. The present review is aimed to discuss biological activities of mushroom and their role in various human diseases.