This volume details the techniques involved in the study of conservation of medicinal mushrooms, and techno-entrepreneurship of medicinal mushrooms. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the taxonomy and identification of medicinal mushrooms, production and cost benefits, Bioprospecting of Medicinal mushrooms, antibacterial, and anti-cancer prospectives.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Medicinal Mushrooms: Conservation and Bioprospecting aims to be a comprehensive resource for both academic and industrial applications.

Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

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Ex-situ conservation of Medicinal mushrooms.- Morphological Identification of Lion's Mane Mushroom: Hericium erinaceus.- Morphological Identification of Reishi Mushroom: Ganoderma lucidum.- Morphological and Microscopic characteristics of Caterpillar Mushroom: Ophiocordyceps sinensis.- Morphological Identification of Chaga Mushroom: Inonotus obliquus.- Morphological Identification of Turkey Tail Mushroom : Trametes versicolor.- Morphological Identification of Shiitake Mushroom: Lentinula edodes.- Molecular Identification of Lion's Mane Mushroom: Hericium erinaceus.- Molecular Identification of Reishi Mushroom: Ganoderma lingzhi.- Molecular Identification of entomopathogenic fungi with special reference to Ophiocordyceps sinensis.- Molecular Identification of Turkey Tail Mushroom : Trametes versicolor.- Molecular Identification of Shiitake Mushroom: Lentinula edodes.- Molecular Identification of Maitake Mushroom: Grifola frondose.- Molecular Identification of Tiger Milk Mushroom: Lignosus sp..- Production and cost benefits of Reishi Mushroom.- Production and cost benefits of Shiitake Mushroom.- Production and cost benefits of Cordyceps Mushroom.- Screening of Natural products derived from Medicinal Mushroom.- Antibacterial activity of Medicinal Mushroom.- Anti-inflammatory activity of Medicinal Mushroom .- Pharmacognostic study of Cordyceps militaris.-Antitumor properties of mushroom polysaccharides.- Antifungal compounds from Medicinal mushrooms.- Antiviral compounds from Medicinal mushrooms.- Antimalarial compound from Medicinal mushrooms.-Anticancer treatment with Reishi mushroom.- Anticancer treatment with Artist's conk Mushroom.- Cardiovascular protector activity of Medicinal mushrooms.- Anticholesterolemic from Medicinal mushrooms.- Detoxification effects from medicinal mushrooms.- Antidiabetic properties of Medicinal mushrooms.- Psychotropic compounds from Psilocybin mushroom.-Antimalarial properties of Pleurotus eryngii against the vector Anopheles culicifacies.- Preparation of medicinal mushrooms dietary supplements.- Preparation of Medicinal mushrooms Recipes.- Preparation of Medicinal mushrooms millet cookies.- Preparation of medicinal mushrooms syrup.