RAJKOT: As long they’ve tickled your taste buds while still adding nutritional value into Japanese, Chinese, Italian and Thai cuisines. But today a tree species, regarded as among the lightest in the world, has turned out to be of medicinal value. Researchers at Kutch-based Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE) have cultivated –‘cordyceps militaris’ — even a mushroom species which traditionally found its usage in Chinese and Chinese herbal drugs. The scientists raised the cows in 35 jars at a restricted environment in a lab over 90 days providing 350 g yield. The mushroom is appreciated at Rs1.50 lakh a pound. The institute that has found it helpful in treating breast cancer has chosen to give coaching to entrepreneurs at a really nominal fee for a livelihood choice to cultivate mushrooms in lab scale. “C. militaris is popularly called Himalayan golden. It’s a large number of health benefits and could prevent a broad assortment of lifestyle disorder. The ringworm is club-shaped along with the surface seems roughly punctured. The internal bacterial tissue is whitish to light orange. It’s currently feasible to nurture it labs under controlled conditions,” explained GUIDE’s manager fighter Vijay Kumar. The magician has examined the antitumor part of the mushroom range in detail. “We researched the in-vivo anti inflammatory activity of these extracts from prostate cancer in animal models. This was performed in conjunction with Nirma University, Ahmedabad. The preliminary research reveals consequences of the mushroom might offer important benefits concerning decrease in breast cancer tumour,” explained K Karthikeyan, senior scientist and head of surroundings lab branch at GUIDE. The institute has searched regulatory consent to perform clinical trials on people. “We’re also analyzing its impact on prostate cancer but it’s been postponed because of Covid-19 caused outbreak,” he explained. Plans are to examine anti-viral and anti inflammatory properties of the species in Indian problems. “With good consciousness, we could create this amazing herbal and medicinal supplement readily available to a wider population,” explained V Vijay Kumar, including GUIDE scientist Jayanti and professor Jigna Shah in Nirma University were part of this research. Coaching of mushroom farming at lab scale prices as large as Rs 1 lakh weekly. However, GUIDE will offer this training in a standard charge.