Table 6.2
(continued)
Species
Medicinal
properties
Active principles or extracts
Source
Laccaria laccata
(Scop.)
Cooke
[= L. amethystea
(Bull.)
Murrill]
Antioxidant
Ascorbic acid
Egwin et al. (2011)
Antitumor
Polysaccharides
Chung et al. (1982)
Lactarius camphoratus
(Bull) Fr.
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds
Ozen et al. (2011)
Antimicrobial
Methanol extracts effective against Escherichia coli
Ozen et al. (2011)
Lactarius deliciosus
(L.)
Gray
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds (Protocatechuic acid,
Gallic acid, Gentisic acid, Ferulic acid,
p-Hydroxybenzoic
acid, Tannic acid)
Ascorbic Acid, b-Carotene
Kalogeropoulos et al. (2013),
Akata et al. (2012), Barros
et al. (2007a, 2008a, 2009 ),
Puttaraju et al. (2006),
Valentao et al. (2005a, b)
Antiinflammatory
Methanolic extracts
Moro et al. (2012)
Antibacterial
Mycelial methanolic extracts effective against
Mycobacterium smegmatis, Staphylococcus
aureus and Bacillus subtilis
Suay et al. (2000)
Lactarius flavidulus
S. Imai Antitumor
Lectin
Wu et al. (2011)
Lactarius hatsudake
Nobuj.
Tanaka
Antiiflammatory
Ergosterol peroxides
Gao et al. (2007)
Antivenom
(Crotalus
adamenteus
venom)
Ergosterol peroxides
Gao et al. (2007)
Lactarius lividatus
Berk. &
M.A. Curtis
Antitumor
Polysaccharide (fucoidan)
Tako et al. (2012)
Anti-HIV
Polysaccharide (fucoidan)
Tako et al. (2012)
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