Edible Mushroom For Medicinal Use

Abstract

Medicinal mushroom has been used for their health benefits for thousands of years. Each mushroom has its own distinct health advantages. A lot of people heard about Medicinal mushroom or you can say Healing mushroom or Functional mushroom. But not all mushroom is like this on other side magic mushroom which are wildly cultivated that gives psychoactive effect. There are approx. 10,000 known species of mushroom, out of that 700 are edible.  Like there are numerous mushroom that have been utilized for their medicinal advantage for millennia. Some of them have specific biological effect like, Reishi for immunomodulatory, Lions mane for cognitive behavioral therapy, Chaga mushroom for body manage and regulate stress, Maitaki mushroom  for antibacterial. These mushroom are known for their extraordinary medicinal advantage for example safe health offering, creating cell reinforcement, helping a balance blood-sugar level, supporting brain health, supporting sensory system, expanding energy and low risk of depression. Mushroom contain polysaccharide that act as prebiotic. Also contain important minerals like copper, potassium, selenium, etc. Two epidemiological studies found that higher mushroom intake had protective effect on older elder brain and may prevent growth of amyloid protein that related to dementia. On other hand it protects the body from the physiological stress that cause visible sign of ageing.  So overall consumption of mushroom is not only having health benefits in diseases but they can be used to stop progression of disease. You can identify if this mushroom species is edible or poisonous by “Yellow stain test” – By scratching at the top of mushroom and if they show yellow color then it is poisonous mushroom.