Biological activities of various mushrooms have recently been discovered, particularly, immunomodulatory and antitumor activities. Herein, three edible mushrooms, Auricularia auricula-judae (AA), Pleurotus abalonus (PA) and Pleurotus sajor-caju (PS) extracted using Soxhlet ethanol extraction were evaluated for their antioxidative, anti-proliferative effects on leukemia cells. Using the Folin-Ci...

INTRODUCTION Pleurotus sajor-caju (PSC) is an edible oyster mushroom featuring high nutritional values and pharmacological properties. Objective. To investigate the hypoglycemic and antidiabetic effects of single and repeated oral administration of PSC aqueous extract in normal and diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS A single dose of 500, 750, or 1000 mg/kg of the PSC extract was given to ex...

Oyster mushroom were cultivated in controlled environment using different agricultural and forest waste. Experiment conducted six treatments viz. S1 (Red gram straw) S2 (Wheat Straw) S3 (Fallen leaf of Gum arabic tree + Custard apple+ Teak), S4 (Rice bran) S5, (Soybean S6, Palash Teak). The average yield Mushroom produced on each bed was noted. It is observed that the dry weight substrate S6 Te...