Medicinal uses of mushrooms in Nigeria: Towards full and sustainable exploitation

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Oyetayo, Olusegun V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Full; Mushroom; Nigeria; Sustainable; Use

Indexed keywords

GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; LENTINUS SUBNUDUS EXTRACT; TERMITOMYCES CLYPEATUS EXTRACT; TERMITOMYCES ROBUSTUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AURICULARIA AURICULAR; BIOREMEDIATION; CALVATIA CYATHIFORMIS; DALDINIA CONCENTRICA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; GANODERMA APPLANATUM; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GANODERMA RESINACEUM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; LENTINUS SQUARULLOSUS; LENTINUS SUBNUDUS; MEDICINAL MUSHROOM; NATIVE SPECIES; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLEUROTUS TUBERRIGIUM; POISONOUS MUSHROOM; POLYPORUS OFFICINALIS; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TERMITOMYCES CLYPEATUS; TERMITOMYCES MICROCARPUS; TERMITOMYCES ROBUSTUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VOLVARIELLA VOLVACEAE;

EID: 84856784611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i3.65289     Document Type: Article

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