Wild Mushroom Diversity of Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha, India & Its Medicinal Uses

Kumar, Sanjeet and Patil, Usha and Naik, Vinay and Rathore, Shruti and Mishra, Sweta and Mishra, Arun Kumar (2021) Wild Mushroom Diversity of Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha, India & Its Medicinal Uses. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 32 (9). pp. 19-27. ISSN 2231-0894

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i930415

Abstract

Aims: Rairangpur forest division, Mayurbhanj, Odisha is a hub of diverse floral and faunal species. Apart from flora and fauna, it has a rich diversity of fungal species. The present study highlights the diversity of macro fungi with special reference to its medicinal and economic values available in Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha.

Place and Duration of Study: Field surveys were carried out at regular intervals (Pre monsoon and Post monsoon) in Rairangpur Forest Division during 2019-2020.

Results: Mushroom samples were collected and then identified with the help of standard available literatures and books. 99 wild mushroom species belonging to 56 genera of 37 families were noted.

Conclusion: It was found that 41 species were edible in which 15 mushrooms were consumed by different tribal communities in the study area. The rest species are poisonous or bitter in taste and further research on them could lead to isolate some bioactive compounds which could be a better preventive against many lethal diseases.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	EP Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User:	Managing Editor
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2023 06:09
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2024 03:52
URI:	http://research.send4journal.com/id/eprint/121

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