The huge land areas in China provide highly diverse habitats for macrofungi. Of these
macrofungi, many are directly related to people's daily life and have been utilized by ancient …

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 …

Mushrooms have been recognized for their culinary attributes for long and were relished in
the most influential civilizations in history. Currently, they are the focus of renewed research …

Medicinal mushrooms are higher fungi with additional nutraceutical attributes having low fat
content and a trans-isomer of unsaturated fatty acids along with high fibre content …

Diabetes mellitus is a complex illness in which the body does not create enough insulin to
control blood glucose levels. Worldwide, this disease is life-threatening and requires low …

Edible Mushrooms have been valued as a valuable food source due to its nutritional and
medicinal characteristics. Edible mushrooms contain various bioactive components such as …

Mushrooms have been consumed by mankind for millennia. In Malaysia, there are many
species of edible mushrooms which are either cultivated (Agaricus spp., Auricularia spp …

Mushrooms have become attractive as a functional food and as a source of drugs and
nutraceuticals due to their antioxidant, antitumor and antimicrobial properties. Besides their …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Tinospora cordifolia (TC) is being used as a blood purifier
in Ayurveda since ancient time. It is a very popular immunomodulator and holds anti …

Obesity has become one of the most important health problems worldwide requiring urgent
need for efficient control. Pleurotus citrinopileatus (P. citrinopileatus)—a type of edible …