Ethnomycological Investigation in Serbia: Astonishing Realm of Mycomedicines and Mycofood [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2021 This study aims to fill the gaps in ethnomycological knowledge in Serbia by identifying various fungal species that have been used due to their medicinal or nutritional properties.
Jelena Živković +3 more
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Macrofungi as Medicinal Resources in Uzbekistan: Biodiversity, Ethnomycology, and Ethnomedicinal Practices [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Interest in edible and medicinal macrofungi is millennial in terms of their uses in health and food products in Central Asia, while interest in inedible and medicinal macrofungi has grown in popularity in recent years.
Yusufjon Gafforov +13 more
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Wild Edible Fungi in the Catalan Linguistic Area: A Scoping Review Linking Nutritional Value to Ethnomycology [PDF]
FoodsThe Catalan Linguistic Area (CLA) is a mycophile region where interest in the nutritional properties of traditional edible fungi is steadily growing, driven by their gastronomic appeal.
Canòlich Álvarez-Puig +5 more
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Food Frontiers, 2023 In several regions of Africa, the daily diet is partly dependent on the edible products from wild animals, plants, and mushrooms, driven by their availability, wide distribution in the local environment, and the low incomes of the general population. The
Claudete Bastos +4 more
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ETHNOMYCOLOGY STUDIES OF EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL MACROSCOPIC FUNGI IN JEMBER, INDONESIA [PDF]
Biotik: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Teknologi dan Kependidikan, 2022 Macroscopic fungi are a critical component of the ecosystem, besides their use in human life. This study aimed to explain edible and medicinal macroscopic fungi in terms of socio-cultural.
Rosita Fitrah Dewi +2 more
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Five New Species of Aureoboletus and Chalciporus (Boletaceae, Boletales) and Their Ethnomycological Aspects [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Among Boletales, the family Boletaceae has the highest diversity worldwide. Additionally, this fungal group has great ecological relevance because it not only includes mainly ectomycorrhizal but also saprotrophic species.
Olivia Ayala-Vásquez +10 more
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Chaga mushroom: a super-fungus with countless facets and untapped potential [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Inonotus obliquus (Chaga mushroom) is an inexpensive fungus with a broad range of traditional and medicinal applications. These applications include therapy for breast, cervix, and skin cancers, as well as treating diabetes.
Eric Fordjour +6 more
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Fungi and Myxomycetes of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives. [PDF]
IUBMB LifeABSTRACT The Tehuacán‐Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, spanning approximately 10,000 km2, is crucial for conserving arid and semi‐arid ecosystems, as it hosts unique endemic species and complex ecological interactions. Despite their environmental significance, fungi and myxomycetes in this region have been understudied, particularly those adapted
Mena-Portales J +6 more
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Traditional Uses of Wild Edible Mushrooms among the Local Communities of Swat, Pakistan [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Mushrooms play a crucial role in human life as well as in nature, providing food, medicine, and carrying out vital processes of decomposition, nutrient recycling, and developing mycorrhizal association with plants.
Shahid Hussain +6 more
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Ethnomycological study on wild mushrooms in Pu'er Prefecture, Southwest Yunnan, China. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2022 Background: Yunnan is rich in fungal diversity and cultural diversity, but there are few researches on ethnomycology. In addition, extensive utilization of wild edible fungi (WEF), especially the ectomycorrhizal fungi, threatens the fungal diversity ...
Wang R +6 more
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