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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)

open access: yesAnalytica
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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomedical effects of mushrooms with emphasis on pure compounds

open access: yesBiomedical 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
doaj   +1 more source

Identification and collection of medicinal mushrooms from DR Congo through an ethnomycological investigation

open access: yes, 2022
Ethnopharmacological relevance: This study aimed to collect and gather information on medicinal mushrooms used to treat various pathologies in DRC. Material and methods: Structured and semi-structured surveys allowed collecting ethnomycological data ...
Kasongo Wa Kgoy Kashiki, Bill   +7 more
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Foods Made from Medicinal Mushrooms: Innovative Recipes Created by an Italian Chef

open access: yes
An innovative menu based on the use of fresh and dried medicinal mushrooms, which is energetic, healthy, easy to make, and adaptable to any type of diet, is presented.
Fallea, A, Venturella, G
core   +1 more source

Edible, medicinal wild mushrooms: A study in Estado de México

open access: yes, 2020
Objective: To identify wild edible mushrooms with medicinal use in the State of Mexico. Design/methodology/approximation: From the bibliographic review of local ethnomicological inventories, visits to weekly markets, semi-structured interviews to ...
Zepeda-Gómez, C.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taste Quality and Antioxidant Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms Phellinus linteus and Sparassis crispa Mycelia

open access: yes, 2014
Nonvolatile taste components of medicinal mushrooms Phellinus linteus and Sparassis crispa mycelia and filtrate were studied, as well as the antioxidant properties of their ethanolic and hot water extracts. Contents of fat, fiber, and protein were higher
Mau, J.L.   +5 more
core  

Genetic Resources and Mycelial Characteristics of Several Medicinal Polypore Mushrooms (Polyporales, Basidiomycetes)

open access: yes, 2015
Mycelial characteristics of dikaryotic collections of 6 medicinal polypore mushrooms (Fomes fomentarius, Fomitopsis pinicola, Ganoderma adspersum, G. applanatum, G. lucidum, and G.
Shnyreva, Alla V.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0132c Gene Product Mtb‐FGD2 Can Act as an F420‐Dependent Glucose Dehydrogenase

open access: yesProteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of the cell envelope‐associated Rv0132c/FGD2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis has long been a subject of debate. Importantly, FGD2 is found only in pathogenic mycobacteria, making it a potential drug target. While some suggest it functions as a glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase, others propose it acts instead as an F420‐dependent ...
Adewale V. Aderemi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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