Fungi for Human Health: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

✍ Scribed by Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali

Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 120
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Current research lays emphasis on exploring natural products for use in nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals to overcome various side effects of synthetic drugs. Fungi occupy an eminent position among natural sources of food and medicinal importance since ancient times. Many fungal species have been eaten as food and used in folk medicine for the treatment of many human ailments as mentioned in traditional medical literature. However, scanty information is available pertaining to the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical importance of fungi which merits an extensive review. This book spotlights the use value macrofungi in human health. Macrofungi with health benefitting properties largely belong to Basidiomycota followed by Ascomycota growing indoor (cultivated) and outdoor (wild). We endeavoured to throw light on the benefits of macrofungal taxa in relation to their food and medicinal significance in human life. We provided knowledge pertaining to the ethnomycological significance of macrofungi with respect to their uses as food and medicine by the people inhabiting different parts of the world. This book highlights the nutritional composition and bioactive compounds present in macrofungi. We also focused on the pharmacological activities of macrofungi contributing towards their medicinal value against several human disorders. We cited many commercially available nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products of macrofungal origin. This work will hopefully serve as a basic reference for general public, mycologists, researches and industry men, interested in consumption, research and marketing of macrofungi.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Introduction (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 1-4
Taxonomy (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 5-11
Ecology and Distribution (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 13-22
Ethnomycology (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 23-39
Toxigenic Fungi (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 41-48
Nutritional Significance (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 49-57
Bioactive Constituents and Pharmacological Activities (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 59-95
Commercialization and Conservation (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 97-106
Outlook and Future Prospects (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 107-110
Concluding Remarks (Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, M. Ali)....Pages 111-113

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Mycology; Nutrition; Complementary & Alternative Medicine

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