Abstract
Mushrooms are macro fungi that exist everywhere around us. They have significant roles in human health-life as source of nutrition and bioactive compounds. Many edible mushrooms have been reported as promising biotechnological tools for production of secondary metabolites of various biological activities. The genus Macrolepiota; Russula; Amanita; Vovariella and Grifola are a group of edible mushrooms that are distributed all over the world. The studies on different species of these edible mushrooms have revealed their nutritional medicinal potentials. This review aims to present the importance of the genera Macrolepiota; Russula; Amanita; Vovariella and Grifola as both food and medicine, and they offer new insights to researchers to develop new drugs and nutraceuticals
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