A Review on Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Medicinal as well as Poisonous Mushrooms

• Published in: Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry Vol. 18; no. 13; p. 1095
• Main Authors: Sharma, Diksha, Singh, V P, Singh, N K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.01.2018
• Subjects: anti-oxidant; Anti-cancer; poisonous mushrooms; medicinal mushrooms; anti-microbial; pharmacology

Mushrooms have been used as traditional medicine from last few decades. Mushrooms as higher Basidiomycetes contain secondary metabolites in fruit bodies, cultured mycelium, and cultured broth. Medicinal mushrooms possess medicinal properties such as anti-tumor, immunomodulating, antioxidant, cardiov...