Nutrients (Aug 2024)

The Anticancer Potential of Edible Mushrooms: A Review of Selected Species from Roztocze, Poland

  • Piotr Roszczenko,
  • Olga Klaudia Szewczyk-Roszczenko,
  • Agnieszka Gornowicz,
  • Iga Anna Iwańska,
  • Krzysztof Bielawski,
  • Monika Wujec,
  • Anna Bielawska

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172849
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 17
p. 2849

Abstract

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Edible mushrooms are not only a valued culinary ingredient but also have several potential medicinal and industrial applications. They are a rich source of protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds such as polysaccharides and terpenoids, and thus have the capacity to support human health. Some species have been shown to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and immunomodulatory properties. We have therefore attempted to summarize the potential properties of the edible mushrooms popular in Poland, in the Roztocze area.

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