International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

ISSN for PRINT: 1521-9437

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2005, Volume7

Issue 1&2

344 pages

DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v7.i12

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Edgar J. DaSilva
International Scientific Council for Island Development (INSULA), c/o UNESCO House, 1 rue Miollias, Paris 75015, France

The exciting world of mushrooms is gaining recognition as a source of functional foods, new medicines, and nutraceuticals, notwithstanding the evidence of cultural and traditional use by ancient civilizations. Novel mushroom-based healthcare products and therapeutics licensed for medical use can contribute to the good health status and feeling of the poverty-stricken strata of urban societies and populations. Indeed, mushroom cultural practices and medicines are being widely accepted as the integral skeins in the fabric of the human society of tomorrow.

DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v7.i12.80 Download article, 75-78 pages

Article price - $35.00

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