Medicinal fungi and traditional Chinese medicine: A review / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Based on the traditional Chinese Medicine's perspective, this manuscript systematically reviewed the characteristics of medicinal fungi, medicinal value of fungi, and the history of application for health-care in China. According to their natural attributes, traditional Chinese medicine could be classified into four categories plant medicines, fungi medicines, animal medicines and mineral medicines. As research continues, the medical fungi and its application will be a promising new field in traditional Chinese medicine based on. Our present review has provided new insight on medical fungi and traditional Chinese medicine.