Species Richness and Traditional Knowledge of Macrofungi (Mushrooms) in the Awing Forest Reserve and Communities, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Table 3
Ethnomycological uses of mushrooms in the Awing communities.
Family
Scientific name
Vernacular name
Uses
Explanation
Lyophyllaceae
Termitomyces titanicus
Nhoge
Food, medicine, mythology
They are used in association with lemon grass to treat stomach complications; mythologically if you see them in your dream, it signifies death but when you see them when walking on the way it brings good luck
Lyophyllaceae
Termitomyces microcarpus
Pohasa
Food and mythology
Mythologically, when you roast them on fire, groundnuts will not do well in the farm
Polyporaceae
Laetiporus sulphureus
Pohayeh
Food and medicine
It is used to treat side pain in children; it is burnt, ground, and mixed with palm oil and licked with the tongue
Agaricaceae
Agaricus campestris
Mberetoge
Food
Fried or boiled with tomatoes and eaten
Pleurotaceae
Pleurotus ostreatus
Shepoh
Food
Fried or boiled with tomatoes and eaten
Ganodermataceae
Ganoderma sp.
Pang poh
Medicine
They are used to treat heart disease, cancer, and other ailments. They are ground and mixed with warm water and consumed as tea
Auriculariaceae
Auricularia auricula
Itere
Food
They are used to increase the hemoglobin level in the blood
