Medicinal Mushroom Science: Current Perspectives, Advances, Evidences, and Challenges

Medicinal mushrooms and fungi are thought to possess approximately 130 medicinal functions. Recently studied medicinal actions of mushrooms include antitumor, immunomodulating, antioxidant, radical scavenging, cardiovascular, antihypercholesterolemic, antiviral, antibacterial, anti‑parasitic, antifungal, detoxicating, hepatoprotective, and antidiabetic effects. 

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