Biology and Medicine

Abstract

The Introduction of Some Mushrooms as an Effective Source of Medicines in Iran Northern

Ebrahim Alinia-Ahandani, Mohammad Fazilati, Zahra Alizadeh and Ani Boghozian

Northern parts of the Iran, including Guilan and Mazandaran, are known as the best Hyrcanian forest place in the world. Most of these lands are rolling or hilly topography. There are several types of edible or medicinal mushrooms that either grows on wood (i.e., logs) or on the forest floor. My extension program in Guilan focuses on the production of shiitake (Lentinula edodes L.) mushrooms because they are becoming the best known of the exotic mushrooms, but there are several others to consider as source of medicines. In this research we overlooked mushrooms as medicinal gadgets and reviewed some varieties like Lentinula edodes L, Grifola frondosa L., Agaricus spp. L., Pleurotus spp., Morchella spp. L., Stropharia rugosa-annulata L,. Hericium spp. L., Ganoderma lucidum L. and etc. Finally we introduced some remarkable overview on some highlighted ones with point of their importance.