A.S. DESHMUKH
Abstract
Nutrition is the main living reason for all the societies of the world. Health and nutrition involve balanced and essential functional food components. Sufficient daily calorie intake is the main problem of developing countries. Mushrooms had long been used for medicinal and food purposes since decades. The correct diet, controls and modulates many functions of human body and thus participates in the maintenance of state of good health, necessary to reduce the risk of many diseases. Mushrooms play an important role in ecology and environment also. The treasure of wild edible mushrooms must be explored to control world wide malnutrition. This review summaries the facts and figures explored by various authors and sums up the information regarding the recent collection of wild edible mushrooms and their properties for future research purpose and benefit to society.