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Mushrooms are the beautiful and intricate fungi which have their usefulness and disadvantages. On one hand, they are edible but on the other hand they are parasitic, saprophytic and toxic through even a single bite to human.  Flammulina velutipes Here we are going to present an account of medical importance of some of the popular mushrooms that have been used in treatment of ailments since ancient times. Mushrooms  Role of Edible  Mushrooms for the Cure of Diseases Oyster mushroom Protection against cancer, cure of renal failure Polyporus officinalis Applied externally to stop bleeding, chronic catarrh disease of the breast and lungs. Boletus laricis Flamed eyes, inflammation of the throats Fomes fomentarius Rapid coagulation of blood Volvariella volvacea Used to reduce blood pressure and also act against tumor cells Agaricus muscaria Tincture for swollen glands, epilepsy and various diseases Heart ailments and rheumatoid...

Mushrooms are typical spore producing fruiting bodies produced by major groups of fungi. Mushrooms serve in spore dispersal of the fungus. Although mushrooms are characteristic for the phylum Basidiomycota but some Ascomycetes also produce spores.  Some of these mushrooms are fascinating, others have many stories associated with them, some are edible and some other are so toxic that even a bite can kill human.  Ganoderma lucidum (A Medicinal Mushroom) But here I am only going to discuss about the medicinal important of mushroom. Here I will be discussing about the introduction of medicinal mushrooms and a brief history of use of mushrooms in medicine. Medicinal Value of Mushrooms Homeopathic medicine Surgical dressing Anesthesia Heart and rheumatic ailment High blood pressure Antiviral and anti-cancer Examples of Medicinal Mushrooms Shiitake ( Lentinula edod ) Enoki ( Flammulina velutipes ) Reishi or Lingzhi ( Ganoderma lucidum )   Maitake ( Grifola frondosa ) Agaricus ...

Economic importance includes useful as well as harmful aspects of the fungi. The graph represents outline of the economic importance of the fungi. Outline of the Economic Importance of Fungi Advantages of Fungi 1. Primary agents of Decay Biomass production in forest is controlled by wood rotting fungi. If fungi (and bacteria) were not present, there would be heaps of dead organic matter on face of Earth. Fungi are able to digest cellulose and lignin (major components of plant cell walls) to simpler organic matter. For example, Ganoderma and Armillaria . 2. Medicinal Purposes Fungi are important source of antibiotics (= against bacteria). For example, Penicillin is extracted from Penicillium chrysogenum . Cephaloporins are antibiotics extracted from Cephalosporium acremonium . Ganoderma lucidum and Fomitopsis officinalis are used in herbal medicines since ancient times. 3. Used as Food Many mushrooms have been grown since ancient times to use as food. These can be easily grown on w...