Nutritional and medicinal importance of mushrooms

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2598-2604

  Wani, Bilal Ahmad ^a   Bodha, R H ^a   Wani, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Food; Medicine; Mushrooms; Properties

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; PROTEIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; FAT CONTENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 79251585236     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/jmpr09.565     Document Type: Review

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