Jamtsho, Tenzin, Ugyen, and Wangchuk, Phurpa (2023) Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Major Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Pharmacological Activities. In: Sharma, Ajay, Nayik, Gulzar, and Bhardwaj, Garima, (eds.) Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of the Himalayas. Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants . CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp. 19-43.

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Abstract

Auricularia auricula-judae is a non-toxic and medicinal fungus that belongs to the heterobasidiae of the basidiomycete family. It grows in various ecological conditions and is geographically diverse in distribution, spreading from North America, Europe, and Asia to other tropical and temperate areas. It has waxy and cartilaginous fruiting bodies. Typically, it is a purplish-brown in color, which turns black when dried. It is recorded as the oldest edible mushroom being cultivated by humans. Due to its high fiber content, essential amino acids, polysaccharides, vitamins, trace elements, flavonoids, sterols, melanin polyphenols with antioxidant and probiotic properties, it has gained popularity in culinary practice and in food production. In many folk medicines, the fungus is used as an astringent for treating sore throats, jaundice, sore eyes, tonsillitis, ophthalmia, laryngocele, diabetes, cancer, cardiac problems, renal failure, constipation, hemorrhoids, hemoptysis, angina, diarrhea, and as a blood tonic. The pharmacological studies of its crude extracts and compounds demonstrated antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antifungal, immunomodulatory, anticoagulant, antidiabetic, radio-protective, anticancer, and cytotoxic activities. This chapter discusses the distribution, taxonomy, ethnobotany, pharmacological, and phytochemical profiles of A. auricula-judae.

Item ID:	80240
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	9781003259763
Copyright Information:	© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Ajay Sharma, Garima Bhardwaj and Gulzar Ahmad Nayik; individual chapters, the contributors CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2023 23:31
FoR Codes:	30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3006 Food sciences > 300606 Food sustainability @ 30% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3210 Nutrition and dietetics > 321002 Food properties (incl. characteristics and health benefits) @ 30% 34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry > 340401 Biologically active molecules @ 40%
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