Current Science

Sujata Devi Wangkheirakapam ¹, Joshi Devi Datt ²

Affiliations
1 Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal 795 004, IN
2 Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India, Takyelpat, Imphal West 795 001, IN

Abstract

Auricularia is a genus comprising edible macro-fungi. It grows on fresh wood or decaying tree trunks. Auricularia spp., family Auriculariaceae, locally known as Uchina, is consumed as a dish widely by patients in course of therapy by local traditional healers in Manipur, India.

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