This book, as part of the "Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants" series, describes in detail the health-promoting wild edible and medicinal mushrooms specific to the Himalayas region. The focus of the book is to draw on the rich culture, folklore, and environment of the Upper Himalayas, which represents a scientifically significant region. The Himalayas has rich plant resources and a large diversity of plants and mushrooms, which can provide important health benefits as detailed throughout the text. Drawing attention to these mushrooms with detailed scientific descriptions may help in the awareness and in developing sustainable growth of these important resources.

Features

Provides an opportunity to describe the wild edible and medicinal mushrooms from this scientifically significant region.
Represents a wider variety of mushrooms than previously published in other books.
Presents more content related to traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, distribution, processing, toxicology, conservation, and future prospective of individual mushrooms.
The plants and mushrooms of the region are valuable resources not only to local populations but to those living outside the region.
Scientists are monitoring the rich Himalayan plant resources and the consequences of climate change on this precarious ecosystem.

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Information

Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2023

ISBN

9781000926859

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Editor Biographies
List of Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction, Geographical Region, Mushrooms Diversity, Climate, Sustainability An Overview of Mushrooms
Chapter 2 Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.): Major Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Pharmacological Activities
Chapter 3 Boletus edulis Bull., Boletus bicolor
Chapter 4 Cordyceps sinensis (Caterpillar Fungus) – Yarsagumba and Cordyceps militaris
Chapter 5 Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray
Chapter 6 Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) and Hericium coralloides
Chapter 7 Hydnum repandum L.
Chapter 8 Lactarius deliciosus (L.)
Chapter 9 Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill
Chapter 10 Morchella esculenta (Gucchi)/Morchella conica – Krombh/Morchella elata Fr., Family – Morchellaceae
Chapter 11 Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm
Chapter 12 Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Chapter 13 The Genus Ramaria (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): Diversity, Edibility, and Bioactivity
Chapter 14 Schizophyllum commune
Chapter 15 Trametes versicolor
Chapter 16 Tremella fuciformis
Chapter 17 Lesser Known Mushrooms: Hellvella crispa (Scop.) Fr., Lactarius volemus (Fr.), Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby), Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.), Psathyrella spadicea, and Suillus granulatus
Index