Systematics is crucial for the traditional Chinese medicinal studies and industry of macrofungi |
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| Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;2. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;1. Research Group Microbiology, Department of Bioengineering Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel, Belgium;2. Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium;3. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619, USA;4. BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro, Montpellier, France;1. Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134, Florence, Italy;2. Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry (TESAF), University of Padova, 35020, Legnaro, Italy;3. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council of Italy, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;1. Instituto de Tecnología Agroindustrial del Noroeste Argentino (ITANOA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC), Av. William Cross 3150, T4101XAC, Las Talitas, Tucumán, Argentina;2. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI-CONICET), Av. Belgrano y Caseros, T4000INI, S M de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina;3. Microbiología Superior, Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI, S M de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | Recently, it has been indicated that systematics is of no value to the traditional Chinese medicinal studies and industry of macrofungi. As a fungal taxonomist, I use three genera of the most famous medicinal macrofungi, viz. Sanghuangporus, Ganoderma and Ophiocordyceps, as examples to rebut this opinion. Generally, the well-established systematics are helpful in using correct Latin names for fungal species in medicinal studies; furthermore, the resulting medicinal functions can be exactly matched to a particular species; finally, the particular species can be applied for permissions of utilization in traditional Chinese medicinal industry. Therefore, systematics is crucial for unlocking the potential of macrofungi as valuable resources to be developed in the traditional Chinese medicinal studies and industry, and should continue to be of interest to not just fungal taxonomists but also biochemists, pharmacists and businessmen. |
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| Keywords: | Economic fungi Nomenclature |
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