Open AccessA review on medicinal properties of Pleurotus ostreatus
Author(s) -
Sunil Kumar,
Shivam Singh,
Akshay Kumar Ruhela,
Rohit Bhatia,
Subham Saurabh,
Tummala Sirichand
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of agricultural sciences/international journal of agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5670
pISSN - 0973-130X
DOI - 10.15740/has/ijas/17.2/681-684
Subject(s) - pleurotus ostreatus , mushroom , pleurotus , food science , nutraceutical , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , aroma , traditional medicine , functional food , medicine , immunology
Mushroom are eaten and liked by people all over the world not only because of their taste, aroma or nutritive values in food but also because of their medicinal properties. They are beneficial for human or animal health due to presence of active polysaccharide which boosts our immune system as well as prevent cell or microorganism growth which is harmful for our body. The extracted drug and oral doses both are efficient in prevention of many harmful biological effects like HIV, polio, inflammation, cancer, tumor, or virus growth. With their potential value and scavenging effect they are most significant functional food and can be used us food supplement.