1st Edition
Advances in Macrofungi Pharmaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals
Macrofungi in Pharmacy, Medicine, Cosmetics and Nutrition - An Appraisal
Ulrike Lindequist
Hypogeous and Epigeous Mushrooms in Human Health
Waill Elkhateeb, Paul Thomas, Marwa Elnahas and Ghoson Daba
Bioactive Attributes of Edible Wild Mushrooms of the Western Ghats
Venugopalan Ravikrishnan, Kandikere R. Sridhar and Madaiah Rajashekhar
Healing Properties of Edible Mushrooms
Dorota Hilszczańska
Fomitopsisbetulina: A Rich Source of Diverse Bioactive Metabolites
Shilpa A. Verekar, Manish K. Gupta and Sunil K. Deshmukh
THERAPEUTICS
Medicinal Potential of Entomopathogenic Cordyceps
Shishupala S.
Medical Mushrooms in a Neurodegenerative Disorder (Alzheimer's Disease)
Manoj Govindarajulu, Sindhu Ramesh, Grace McKerley, Mary Fabbrini, Anna Solomonik, Rishi M. Nadar, Satyanarayana Pondugula, Timothy Moore andMuralikrishnan Dhanasekaran
Neuroprotective Attributes of Cordyceps
Lekshmi, R., Rajakrishnan, R., Benil, P.B., Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, Ameer Khusro, Young Ock Kim, Hak-Jae Kim and Mariadhas Valan Arasu
Neurological and Related Adverse Events Associated with Pharmacokinetic Interactions of Illicit Substances of Fungal Origin with Clinical Drugs
Julia M. Salamat, Kodye L. Abbott, Patrick C. Flannery, Kristina S. Gill, Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran and Satyanarayana R. Pondugula
Application of Selected Species of the Genus Xylaria in Traditional Medicine
Sunil K. Deshmukh, Kandiere R. Sridhar and Manish K. Gupta
NUTRACEUTICALS
Mushrooms as Functional Foods
János Vetter
White Rot Fungi in Food and Pharmaceutical Industries
Deepak K. Rahi, Rahi S. and Ekta Chaudhary
COSMECEUTICALS
Mushroom Bioactive Ingredients for Cosmetic Industries
NurIzyan Wan Azelee, Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas, Daniel Joe Dailin, Roslinda Malek, Neo Moloi, Joe Gallagher, Ana Winters, Ong Mei Leng and Hesham El Enshasy
Cosmeceuticals from Mushrooms
Muhammad Fazril Razif and Shin Yee Fung
Mushrooms as a Source of Flavours and Scents
Ewa Moliszewska, Małgorzata Nabrdalik and Julia Dickenson
IMMUNOCEUTICALS
Macrofungal Polysaccharides as Immunoceuticals in Cancer Therapy
Sujata Chaudhuri and Hemanta Kumar Datta
Biography
Kandikere R. Sridhar is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biosciences, Mangalore University and Yenepoya (deemed to be) University. His main areas of research are 'Diversity and Ecology of Fungi of the Western Ghats, Mangroves and Marine Habitats'. He has been NSERC postdoctoral fellow/visiting professor in Mount Allison University, Canada; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ and Martin Luther University, Germany; Centre of Biology, University of Minho, Portugal. He is Fellow of the Indian Mycological Society, Kolkata (2014), Distinguished Asian Mycologist (2015), etc. and is considered among the top scientists in the world in mycology.
Sunil K. Deshmukh is a veteran industrial mycologist who spent a substantial part of his career at Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited and Piramal Enterprises Limited. He is a fellow of Mycological Society of India (MSI) and served as Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia and worked towards the development of natural food colors, antioxidants and biostimulants through nanotechnology intervention.
