Abdalla AI
Sudan
Research Article
Some Wild Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Species at Khartoum and
Sinnar States-Sudan
Author(s): Abdalla RR, Ahmed AI, Abdalla AI, Abdelmaboud OAA, Khiery NTMA, Elriah NDA and Saeed MSAAbdalla RR, Ahmed AI, Abdalla AI, Abdelmaboud OAA, Khiery NTMA, Elriah NDA and Saeed MSA
The aim of this study was to identify some wild edible and medicine species at two states of Sudan and determine its chemical composition and document traditional culture of wild mushrooms uses in some tribes of Sudan. The screening provided fourteen wild species. Six selected edible and medicinal species were further subjected to chemical analysis to determinate their moisture content, protein, fat, carbohydrate, ash, fiber and macro elements (potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus). At Khartoum state three of mushrooms classified as edible or of medicinal value namely Agaricus bisporus, Ganoderma lucidum and Podaxis pistillaris. At sinner state two mushrooms considered edible namely; Agaricus bisporus and Pluteus umbrosus var. albus and three considered of medicinal value, namely Ganoderma lucidum, Podaxis pistillaris and Grifola frondosa and fungi was identified of du.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/1948-5948.1000333