Mushroom

Local name

Mode of preparation

Mode of administration

Ailment treated

Auricularia auricular-judae

Ero ntioke

Cook with soup

Eat and drink the soup

Infertility in both men and women, anaemia and weakness of the body

Daldinia concentrica

Ero okpurukpu

Crush into powder

Mix with warm water and drink the filtrate

Stomach upset and weakness of body in both men and women

Lentinus squarrosulus

Ata achicha-puanya

Make into pepper soup

Chew and drink the soup

Anaemia, infertility in both men and women

Volvariella volvacea

Ero mkpu

Prepare as pepper soup

Eat and drink the soup

Anaemia

Termitomyces robustus

Ero mkpu

Cook with soup

Eat and drink the soup

Anaemia and high blood pressure

Termitomyces sp.

Ero mbe

Cook with soup

Eat with the soup

Anaemia, weakness of veins and high blood pressure in the aged people