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) |