Table 6.2
(continued)
Species
Medicinal
properties
Active principles or extracts
Source
Gomphus clavatus
(Pers.)
Gray
[= Cantharellus clavatus
(Pers.Fr.)]
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds (Protocatechuic acid, Gallic acid,
Gentisic acid, Vanillic acid, Syringic acid,
Cinnamic acid, Caffeic acid, Ferulic acid, Tannic acid)
Puttaraju et al. (2006)
Helvella crispa
(Scop) Fr. Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds (Protocatechuic acid, Gallic acid,
Gentisic acid, Vanillic acid, Tannic acid)
Puttaraju et al. (2006)
Helvella lacunosa
Afzel
Antioxidant
Organic acids (oxalic acid, malic acid,citric acid,
fumaric acid), d-tocopherol,
lycopene
Leal et al. (2013)
Hydnum repandum
L.
Antitumor
Polysaccharides
Chung et al. (1982)
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds (Protocatechuic acid, Gallic acid,
Gentisic acid, Vanillic acid, Syringic acid,
Cinnamic acid, Tannic acid)
Puttaraju et al. (2006)
Hygrophorus agathosmus
(Fr) Fr.
Antibacterial and
antifungal
Chloroform extracts from sporomes effective against
Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella typhimurium;
Staphylococcus epidermidis
and Bacillus subtilis
Yamaç and Bilgili (2006)
Hygrophorus
camarophyllus
(Alb. & Schwein.)
Dumeé, Grandjean &
Maire [= H. marzuolus
(Fr.) Bress.]
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds, flavonoids
Palacios et al. (2011)
Hygrophorus russula
(Schaeff.) kauffman
Anti-HIV
A novel ribonuclease isolated from sporomes
showed inhibitory effect toward HIV-1
reverse transcriptase
Zhu et al. (2013)
Laccaria amethystina
Cooke
Antitumor
Polysaccharides
Chung et al. (1982)
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