MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF HYPSIZYGUS ULMARIUS (BULL.)
Lena Ahmed Saleh Al-Faqeeh*, Suresh R. Kagne and Mohammad Rafiuddin Naser
ABSTRACT
Mushrooms have been used traditionally by ancient people as a source
of foods and in their religious activities. Ethnomycology of mushrooms
have been reported in many countries including India. Many species of
mushrooms provide an excellent source of natural compounds that are
useful for the treatment of many diseases. Among these mushrooms,
Hypsizygus ulmaris (Bull.), is used in many purpose due to it is flavor,
texture , nutritional content and medicinal properties. Different types
of Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.) extracts have been showed their activity
against bacteria, diabetes, inflammation, tumor and it also provide a
good source of antioxidants. The objective of this paper is to provide a
review on medical properties of Hypsizygus Ulmarius (Bull.) that have
been studied.
Keywords: Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.), antibacterial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antitumour, antioxidant.
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