Wild Mushroom Diversity of Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha, India & Its Medicinal Uses
Arun Kumar Mishra
Divisional Forest Office, Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha, India.
Sweta Mishra *
Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India.
Shruti Rathore
LCIT School of Pharmacy, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Vinay Naik
Department of Botany, GGV Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Usha Patil
Department of Dravyaguna, Sri Jayendra Saraswati Ayurveda College and Hospital, Nazarethpet, Chennai, India.
Sanjeet Kumar
Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory, Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: Rairangpur forest division, Mayurbhanj, Odisha is a hub of diverse floral and faunal species. Apart from flora and fauna, it has a rich diversity of fungal species. The present study highlights the diversity of macro fungi with special reference to its medicinal and economic values available in Rairangpur Forest Division, Odisha.
Place and Duration of Study: Field surveys were carried out at regular intervals (Pre monsoon and Post monsoon) in Rairangpur Forest Division during 2019-2020.
Results: Mushroom samples were collected and then identified with the help of standard available literatures and books. 99 wild mushroom species belonging to 56 genera of 37 families were noted.
Conclusion: It was found that 41 species were edible in which 15 mushrooms were consumed by different tribal communities in the study area. The rest species are poisonous or bitter in taste and further research on them could lead to isolate some bioactive compounds which could be a better preventive against many lethal diseases.
Keywords: Mushroom, Odisha, protected areas, nutraceutical