Role of Medicinal Mushroom Lentinula edodes in Nutrition, Nutraceutics and Ethnopharmacology

Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) is the medicinal macro-fungus popular in Japan and China. It second most well- known edible fungus global market after Agaricus bisporus Because of presence dietary fibers, vitamins, proteins, minerals carbohydrates, shiitake mushroom have significant nutritional worth. commonly cultivated winter season as “elixir life”. Bioactive compounds such polysaccharides, amino acid derivatives, sterols, glycoproteins, chitin sulfurous are all extracted from mushrooms. Some these lentinans, eritadenine KS-2-α- mannan peptide etc. Shiitake used therapeutically to cure cancers, cardiovascular disorders, viral fungal infections, hepatitis, hypertension hepatic disorders. also grown popularity a result their unusual well-liked flavor.