B. Meena*

Coconut Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aliyarnagar, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India

V. Sivakumar

Coconut Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aliyarnagar, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India

S. Praneetha

Coconut Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aliyarnagar, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India

C. Sudhalakshmi

Coconut Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aliyarnagar, Tamil Nadu (642 101), India

DOI: NIL

Keywords: Human Diet, Immunity Enhancement, Medicinal Value, Mushroom

Abstract

Mushrooms belong neither to the plant nor animal kingdoms, and they actually share more DNA with animals that they do with plants. There are approximately 1,40,000 species of mushroom-forming fungi in the world, but science is only familiar with about 10%, while only 100 species or so are being studied for their potential health benefits and medicinal applications. Some of the popular medicinal mushroom varieties are Coriolus versicolor (Turkey Tails), Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi), Agaricus blazei, Polyporus umbellatus, Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane).

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