Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
2020
Waktola, Girma | Temesgen, Tasisa
In this review paper, different characteristics especially medicinal values of Oyster mushroom weredescribed. As a mycological expression, mushrooms are a fruiting body of macro fungi i.e. Basidiomycota thatrepresents only a short reproductive stage in their life cycle. They have a long association with humankind, andprovide profound biological and economic impacts. Starting from ancient times, mushrooms are consumed byman with delicacy, due to their good taste and pleasing flavor. Pleurotus ostreatus is an edible mushroom withhigh nutritional values and biomedical importance's, since it contains a large number of bioactive components thatcause development of its therapeutic functions. The bioactive components that are present in Pleurotus ostreatusmushroom comprise: polysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, proteins, peptides, glycoproteins, nucleosides, triterpenoids, lectins, lipids and their derivatives, in addition of its vital medicinal components beneficial for thehuman health. Moreover, Pleurotus ostreatus possess several medicinal properties including; anti-arthritic,antitumor, immune-modulatory, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antigenotoxic, hypo cholesterolaemic,anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-hypertensive, antiplatelet aggregating, antiviral and antimicrobial activities.
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