Mushrooms and Truffles : Historical Biofactories for Complementary Medicine in Africa and in the Middle East
Joint Authors
Elsayed, Elsayed A.
El Enshasy, Hesham
Aziz, Ramlan
Wadaan, Mohamad A.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The ethnopharmaceutical approach is important for the discovery and development of natural product research and requires a deep understanding not only of biometabolites discovery and profiling but also of cultural and social science.
For millennia, epigeous macrofungi (mushrooms) and hypogeous macrofungi (truffles) were considered as precious food in many cultures based on their high nutritional value and characterized pleasant aroma.
In African and Middle Eastern cultures, macrofungi have long history as high nutritional food and were widely applied in folk medicine.
The purpose of this review is to summarize the available information related to the nutritional and medicinal value of African and Middle Eastern macrofungi and to highlight their application in complementary folk medicine in this part of the world.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El Enshasy, Hesham& Elsayed, Elsayed A.& Aziz, Ramlan& Wadaan, Mohamad A.. 2013. Mushrooms and Truffles : Historical Biofactories for Complementary Medicine in Africa and in the Middle East. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
El Enshasy, Hesham…[et al.]. Mushrooms and Truffles : Historical Biofactories for Complementary Medicine in Africa and in the Middle East. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485761
American Medical Association (AMA)
El Enshasy, Hesham& Elsayed, Elsayed A.& Aziz, Ramlan& Wadaan, Mohamad A.. Mushrooms and Truffles : Historical Biofactories for Complementary Medicine in Africa and in the Middle East. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485761
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485761