Table of Contents

An Overview of Mushroom;Genus Agaricus Species Found in Himalayas: Agaricus campestris L. and Agaricus augustus Fr.;Honey Fungus;Amanita Species;Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan;Cantharellus cibarius Fr./Cantharellus subalbidius/Cantharellus lateritius Singer (Chanterelle);Craterellus cornucopioides (L.)/Craterellus odoratus (Schwein.) Fr. (Black Chanterelle);Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes);Fomes fomentarius (L.) Fr.;Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi Mushroom): Its Medicinal Uses, Biomolecules and Therapeutic Applications;Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler;Leucopaxillus giganteus (Sowerby) Singer (Giant Leucopax);Macrolepiota procera;Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr/Russula adusta Krombh./Russula delica Fr./Russula nigricans (Bull.)Fr./Russula cyanoxantha;Stropharia rugosoannulata Farlow ex Murrill (Wine Cap Stropharia or Garden Giant);Termitomyces clypeatus and Termitomyces heimii;Volvariella bombycina (Schaeff.) Singer (Silky Rosegill);Lesser Known Wild Medicinal and Edible Mushrooms