Mushrooms: Elixir of Life

Mushrooms have been consumed many years ago and it is reflected in history. 

It was not only taken up as the food rather it was utilized as healthy and medicated food by the people from time immemorial. 

Romans perceived it as “food for god” , from centuries Chinese considered mushroom as “health food” and “elixir of life”. 



Mushrooms have been played as an important part of human civilization due to its attractive culinary properties, medicinal and nutritional values. 

Now a day educated and young mass are come forward for taking mushroom cultivation as a source of their sustainable income generating activities.