Abstract:
Mushrooms have a significant role in human diet as functional food and as a nutraceutical
resource. The combination of its umami flavor, protein, vitamins, minerals and
carbohydrates has meant that mushrooms could be considered a cheap food source
for a long time in many countries. Moreover, mushrooms contain an excellent variety of
bioactive metabolites that can be successful in both prevention and treatment of various
human health hazards. In addition, extracts from medicinal mushrooms and their
metabolites have been verified for wound treating with contribution to different
mechanisms of the healing process. This review summarizes the nutritional value and
composition of mushrooms, ethnobiology and ethnopharmacology, and wound
healing potentia.
