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From 2000 years of Ganoderma lucidum to recent developments in nutraceuticals [PDF]

, 2015
Medicinal mushrooms have been used for centuries as nutraceuticals to improve health and to treat numerous chronic and infectious diseases. One such mushroom is Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as Lingzhi, a species revered as a medicinal mushroom for ...
Bishop, Karen S., Ferguson, Lynnette R., Glucina, Marcus P., Kao, Chi H. J., Paterson, R. R. M., Xu, Yuanye   +5 more
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Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal, Magdalena Martínez‐Reyes, Olivia Ayala‐Vásquez, Rodríguez‐Evangelista Fabiola, Mayra Lagunes Reyes, Faustino Hernández‐Santiago, Mónica Rangel Villafranco, Fuqiang Yu, Jesús Pérez‐Moreno   +8 more
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Multi-Element Determination in Wild and Cultivated Edible Mushrooms from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Using Microwave-Induced Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (MIP OES)

Analytica
Edible mushrooms are macroscopic fungi that have been recognized as the “new superfoods” due to their high nutritional and medicinal values. The aim of this study was to develop and optimize a method for the wet digestion of edible mushrooms using a ...
Eliabe Sousa da Silva, Jorge Machado Freitas, João Pedro Cezário Brandão, Ivana Ferreira Simões, Alexandre Rafael Lenz, Mariana de Paula Drewinski, Ágata Carvalho Morais, Nelson Menolli, Aníbal de Freitas Santos   +8 more
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Biomedical effects of mushrooms with emphasis on pure compounds

Biomedical Journal, 2014
Medicinal mushrooms show great promise for disease treatments. They have been employed in the Orient and Occident for thousands of years, although the practice has persisted in the East. They remain highly valuable.
R. Russell M Paterson, Nelson Lima
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Demystifying fungal systematics: A gateway to fungal literacy and societal/ecological relevance through familiar species

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Fungal systematics can feel overwhelming given the vast species diversity within this kingdom, with numerous subgroups at every taxonomic rank. This often creates a disconnect between the undertsnidng of fungal taxonomic diversity and their societal relevance.
Anna Vaiana, Francis Martin, Rasmus Kjøller, Toby Spribille, Garima Singh   +4 more
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Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
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Livelihood and Conservation Aspects of Non-wood Forest Product Collection in the Shaxi Valley, Southwest China1 [PDF]

, 2018
Livelihood and Conservation Aspects of Non-wood Forest Product Collection in the Shaxi Valley, Southwest China. The Shaxi Valley in Yunnan Province, P.R. China, is inhabited by Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups.
Huber, Franz, Ineichen, Robert, Weckerle, Caroline, Yang, Yongping   +3 more
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Biotechnological, nutritional and therapeutic uses of Pleurotus spp. (Oyster mushroom) related with its chemical composition: a review on the past decade findings [PDF]

, 2016
The particular characteristics of growth and development of mushrooms in nature result in the accumulation of a variety of secondary metabolites, several of them with biological activities.
Bracht, Adelar, Brugnari, Tatiane, Corrêa, Rúbia C.G., Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., Peralta, Rosane M.   +4 more
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Submerged Culture of Mushrooms in Bioreactors – Challenges, Current State-of-the-Art, and Future Prospects

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2007
Medicinal mushrooms have profound health-promoting benefits. Recently, a number of substances of mushroom origin have been isolated, identified and shown to have physiological activities, such as antitumor, immunomodulating, cardiovascular ...
Li-Wen Zhu, Hong-Mei Li, Dong-Sheng Li, Ya-Jie Tang   +3 more
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International trade of the NWFP: any opportunity for the Italian forest sector? [PDF]

, 2017
open5siThe Italian forests, traditionally managed for wood production, need to tackle today a demand of good and services considered as secondary outputs by the forest manager.

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