Traditional and Ethno-Medicinal Uses of Wild Edible Mushrooms: A Case Study of Santali Tribe of Beliatore Forest, Bankura District, West Bengal, India

By : Soumik Chatterjee, Krishna Chandra Mondal, Sabyasachi Chatterjee

Page No: 75-85

Abstract
This study deals with the ethno-medicinal knowledge about different wild edible mushrooms in Santali community of Beliatore forest, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. This Santali community has extensive knowledge on mushrooms and can identify edible and nonedible fungi used for various purposes in their daily life. Two year (2018-2019) extensive survey resulted in the discovery of 40 species of fungi and its various uses by the Santali community. Mushrooms is a non-wood forest product which provide an alternative source of income for the tribal people. Santali tribe uses fungi for treating various diseases with different combinations. This study exposes the traditional knowledge on mushrooms of Santali Community.

Authors :
Soumik Chatterjee : PG Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
Krishna Chandra Mondal : Department of Microbiology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
Sabyasachi Chatterjee : PG Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2022.38.01.5