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| Mushroom | Country | Ethnomycological applications | Reference |
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| Pleurotus tuber-rigium | Nigeria | Treatment of headache, cold, fever, stomach ache, and constipation | |
| Lentinus squarrosulus | Nigeria | Treatment of mumps and heart diseases | |
| Termitomyces microcarpus | Nigeria | Treatment of gonorrhea | |
| Calvatia cyathiformis | Nigeria | Treatment of leucorrhea, bareness, and hiccups | |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Nigeria | Treatment of arthritis and neoplasia | |
| G. resinaceum | Nigeria | Lowering blood sugar level and protecting liver cells | [48] |
| G. applanatum | Nigeria | Antioxidant and used for lowering blood sugar level, as well as antihypertensive | |
| Schizophyllum commune | Nigeria | Treatment of diabetes | |
| Volvariella volvaceae | Nigeria | Antibiotic and antineoplastic | |
| Auricularia auricular | Nigeria | Treatment of hemorrhoids and hemoptysis | |
| Daldinia concentrica | Nigeria | Treatment of stomach ulcer and upset, skin disease, and whooping cough and prevention of excessive growth of fetus to ease the delivery | |
| Polyporus officinalis | Nigeria | Treatment of hernia, cough, and catarrh | |
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| Soup of different wild mushrooms | Tanzania | Promote quick recovery of mothers after childbirth | [56] |
| Ganoderma spp. | Tanzania | Treatment of sick cows | [60] |
| Puffball mushrooms | Tanzania | Wound healing | [60] |
| Termitomyces microcarpus | Tanzania | Health promoter and inducer of breast lactation | [59] |
| Termitomyces titanicus | Tanzania | Treatment of abdominal pain, stomach ache and ulcers, and constipation | [59] |
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| Toadstool mushroom | Western Uganda | Induce labor during childbirth | [61] |
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| Parkia biglobosa | Burkina Faso | Treat respiratory distress syndrome resulting from malarial acidoses | [62] |
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