Diversity and Use of Traditional Mexican Medicinal Fungi. A Review

Guzmán, Gastón

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“…As a type of medicinal resource, WDF have been used for medicinal evaluation mainly in China, and in South Korea [105,106], Japan [107], USA [108], Canada [109], Mexico [110], Europe [111] and others. Some species of WDF, such as those from Inonotus and Ganoderma, have been cultivated and commercialized ( Figure 7).…”

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Progress report on the study of wood-decaying fungi in China

Zhou

Dai

2012

Chin. Sci. Bull.

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This study addressed three important aims: (1) undermining the previously obtained raw data about wood-decaying fungi (WDF) distribution and continuously investigating permanent plots to address certain scientific questions in ecology, (2) resolving the higher-level phylogeny of WDF with the help of multiple loci, and (3) testing and estimating the medicinal values of species that are closely related to well-known medicinal species. More than 1200 species and 2469 strains of WDF in China were identified from 28908 specimens collected from a series of field investigations. Using these materials, studies in multiple disciplines, such as ecology, taxonomy and phylogeny, and medicine, have been performed. With respect to ecology, the diversity of wood-decaying polypores significantly differed among a boreal forest zone, a temperate and warm temperate forest zone, and a tropical and subtropical forest zone. For instance, from north to south, the number and proportion of brown-rot species and the proportion of species found on fallen trunks were both decreased. The ecological patterns of wood-decaying polypores on gymnosperm and angiosperm trees were also explored by a case study in Northeast China. Although the total species richness was similar between the two tree groups, several other characteristics were significantly different, such as community structure and richness in certain substrates. The taxonomy and phylogeny of wide samples were referred to and their phylogenetic positions were resolved or at least partially established. In particular, phylogenetic knowledge about four genera, Fomitiporia, Ganoderma, Inonotus and Perenniporia, which include medicinal species, was essential for further research to determine the medicinal values of these types of fungi. Among these medicinal species, we mainly focused on Inonotus obliquus for its medicinal purposes. Polyphenols, polysaccharides and lanostane-type triterpenoids, extracted from the sterile conk of this species, could dramatically decrease levels of free radicals, DPPH and hydroxyl radicals, respectively. The metabolic profiles (both production and composition) of cultured I. obliquus mycelia could be altered by co-culture with other medicinal species or by induction of S-nitrosylation and denitrosylation, which may enhance the antioxidant capacity of I. obliquus.

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Progress report on the study of wood-decaying fungi in China

Zhou

Dai

2012

Chin. Sci. Bull.

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“…En el territorio mexicano existen bosques templados de gimnospermas y angiospermas, los cuales favorecen el desarrollo de alrededor de 200 000 especies de hongos (Guzmán, 2008a). Se ha estimado que en México existen más de 300 especies de hongos silvestres comestibles (Boa, 2004).…”

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“…En México se conocen alrededor de 70 especies de hongos que han sido utilizadas en prácticas de medicina tradicional para el tratamiento de 40 tipos de problemas de salud humana (Guzmán, 2008a). Adicionalmente, los hongos comestibles silvestres son considerados un recurso forestal no maderable ya que contribuyen a la conservación de bosques, y forman parte de la estructura y funcionamiento de los mismos, estando entonces vinculados a la prestación de servicios forestales, tales como: recreación, captura de agua y carbono, conservación de la biodiversidad y ecoturismo (Pilz y Molina, 2002).…”

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“…In the Mexican territory are temperate forests of gymnosperms and angiosperms, which favor the development of about 200 000 species of fungi (Guzmán, 2008a). It has been estimated that in Mexico there are over 300 species of edible wild mushrooms (Boa, 2004).…”

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“…In Mexico are known around 70 species of mushrooms that have been used in traditional medicine practices to treat 40 types of human health problems (Guzmán, 2008a). Additionally, wild edible mushrooms are considered nontimber forest resources and contribute to the conservation of forests, and are part of the structure and functioning thereof, being then connected to the provision of forest services, such as: recreation, capture of water and carbon, biodiversity conservation and ecotourism (Pilz and Molina, 2002).…”

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The 1H NMR metabolomics profiling of six edible mushrooms consumed in the northeastern highlands of Puebla, Mexico is presented. These fungi were morpho‐ and molecularly identified as Infundibulicybe squamulosa, Amanita jacksonii, Lepista nuda, Russula delica, Russula brevipes, and Lactarius indigo. The chemical profiling confirmed the presence of eight essential amino acids and their derivatives, six organic acids, six nucleosides, low amounts of reducing sugars, and valuable nutraceuticals such as betaine, carnitine, glycero‐3‐phosphocholine and O‐acetylcarnitine which were differentially determined and quantified in the six mushrooms by qNMR. Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis (OPLS‐DA) generated four different groups. Two of these groups were constituted by fungal species with phylogenic relationships whereas non‐phylogenetic related species were separated from each other. The potential use of 1H NMR metabolomics and chemometrics to group macromycetes and determine the nutritional and nutraceutical potential of these local foods is demonstrated.

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Diversity and Use of Traditional Mexican Medicinal Fungi. A Review

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Revealing the 1H‐NMR Profiling of Six Edible Mushrooms Consumed in the Northeastern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico

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