Mangaluru: A team of researchers from the ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Vittal and Kasaragod, along with the department of.
Rising demand for medicinal mushrooms, like reishi, cordyceps, lion's mane, and chaga, is fueled by their delightful taste and health benefits. They're becoming popular ingredients in various foods and drinks due to their unique flavors.New York, Oct. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Global Medicinal Mushroom Market witnessed a valuation of USD 27.5 Bn in 2022 and is anticipated to reach USD 62.0 Bn by 2032, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.7% from 2022 to 2032. These basidiomycetes mushrooms are renowned as
The preliminary investigation reveals extracts of this mushroom can provide significant results in terms of reduction in breast cancer tumour
RAJKOT: For long they have tickled your taste buds while adding nutritional value to Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Thai cuisines. But now a mushroom species, touted to be one of the costliest in the world, has also turned out to be of medicinal value.
Scientists at Kutch-based Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) have successfully cultivated – ‘cordyceps militaris’ – a mushroom species that traditionally found its use in Chinese and Tibetan herbal medicines. The scientists grew the mushrooms in 35 jars in a controlled environment in a laboratory within 90 days giving 350 grams yield. The mushroom is valued at Rs1.50 lakh a kg.
The anticancer component of this mushroom variety has been thoroughly investigated by the institute.
| 20 May 2021 10:44 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Scientists at the Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) in Kutch have successfully cultivated the mushroom species cordyceps militaris, which has traditionally been used in Chinese and Tibetan herbal medicine.
The mushrooms were grown in 35 jars in a controlled atmosphere in a laboratory for 90 days, yielding 350 grammes. The mushroom is worth Rs1.50 lakh per kilogramme.
The institute, which has found it effective in treating even breast cancer, has chosen to offer low-cost training to entrepreneurs as a means of making a living by cultivating mushrooms on a laboratory scale.