European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

NUTRITIONAL VALUES, ETHNO-MEDICINAL USES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF MUSHROOMS: A REVIEW

Lena Ahmed Saleh Al-Faqeeh*, Rafiuddin Naser, Kagne S. R. and Subur W. Khan

ABSTRACT

Consume of mushrooms by human are maily due to their nutritional value and flavors. Traditional use of mushrooms in different countries has been reported by many researcher. During years, Many of mushrooms were reported to possess antioxidant activity due to the prescence of many active compounds like polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, phenolic compounds and flavonoids. The following review will summarize the nutritional values, Ethno-medicinal uses and antioxidant activity of mushroom.

Keywords: Mushrooms, Ethno-medicinal, Free radicals, Active compounds, Antioxidant.