Introduction
Mushrooms are a very tasty and nutritious food item. Mushroom vegetable is very tasty to eat, but due to being very expensive, it is consumed only in rich families. Mushroom is commonly known as “Khumb”. Some people consider mushroom to be a snake’s umbrella or fungus and stay away from it. Hundreds of varieties of mushrooms are found in India and abroad, some of which are poisonous. Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have a large quantity of mushrooms. Consuming mushroom vegetable removes physical weakness.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Due to high amount of protein in mushroom, the body is protected from diseases caused due to lack of protein.
2. Proteins like amino acids, lysine and tryptophan etc. found in mushroom are digested very quickly.
3. Due to high amount of vitamin ‘B’ in mushroom, there is protection from beriberi disease.
4. By eating mushroom vegetable during pregnancy, women get adequate amount of folic acid, niacin, vitamin, riboflavin and vitamins of ‘B’ complex group.
5. Suffering from diabetes Men and women get more benefits by consuming mushrooms. Mushrooms develop physical strength.
6. According to modern medical experts, consuming mushrooms protects against cancer, as it contains anti-cancer elements.
7. Drinking mushroom soup increases blood volume.
