Journal of Fungi Review Narrative Review: Bioactive Potential of Various Mushrooms as the Treasure of Versatile Therapeutic Natural Product Hitesh Chopra 1,† , Awdhesh Kumar Mishra 2,† , Atif Amin Baig 3, Tapan Kumar Mohanta 4 , Yugal Kishore Mohanta 5,* and Kwang-Hyun Baek 2,* 1 Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India;
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[email protected] (K.-H.B.) † These authors contributed equally. Abstract: Mushrooms have remained an eternal part of traditional cuisines due to their beneficial health potential and have long been recognized as a folk medicine for their broad spectrum of nutraceuticals, as well as therapeutic and prophylactic uses. Nowadays, they have been extensively investigated to explain the chemical nature and mechanisms of action of their biomedicine and nutraceuticals capacity. Mushrooms belong to the astounding dominion of Fungi and are known Citation: Chopra, H.; Mishra, A.K.; as a macrofungus. Significant health benefits of mushrooms, including antiviral, antibacterial, anti- Baig, A.A.; Mohanta, T.K.; Mohanta, parasitic, antifungal, wound healing, anticancer, immunomodulating, antioxidant, radical scavenging, Y.K.; Baek, K.-H. Narrative Review: detoxification, hepatoprotective cardiovascular, anti-hypercholesterolemia, and anti-diabetic effects, Bioactive Potential of Various etc., have been reported around the globe and have attracted significant interests of its further Mushrooms as the Treasure of exploration in commercial sectors.