Mushroom species

Medicinal uses

Aleuria aurantia

Used in oral allergen immunotherapy

Auricularia auricula-judae

Anti-tumor, anticoagulant, hypocholesterolemic

Auricularia polytricha

Anti-coagulant, cholesterol lowering

Cantharellus cibarius

Anti-microbial

Coprinus disseminatus

Anti-tumor

Daldinia concentrica

To treat skin allergy and to cure wounds

Ganoderma lucidum

Anti-viral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-cancer etc

Hygrocybe conica

Anti-tumor

Lactarius piperatus

Anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant

Lentinus edodes

Anti-tumor, anti-HIV, natural antitode

Lentinus squarrosulus

Used as neutraceutical

Pleurotus ostreatus

Anti-bacterial, hypocholesterolemic, anti-cancer, anti-viral

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Anti-HIV, hyperglycemic

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

To cure wounds

Microporus xanthopu

To stop child from breast feeding

Russula cyanoxantha

Anti-tumor, anti-oxidant

Schizophyllum commune

Anti-cancer ( drug Schizophyllan)

Trametes gibbosa

Anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-viral

Trametes versicolor

Anti-cancer (drug Krestin), anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal

Lycoperdon perlatum

antimicrobial and antifungal (lycoperdic acid)