*Medicinal mushrooms are macroscopic fungi that are used in the form of extracts or powder to prevent, treat, or even "cure" a variety of diseases, according to the book Bioactive Food as Dietary Treatments for Arthritis and Associated Inflammatory Disorders.  Mushrooms are also utilized as dietary supplements because of their highly nutritious profile of proteins, vitamins, and bioactive substances. The scientific community is coming to understand more and more of the medicinal mushrooms' beneficial properties. Thorough research indicated that many different kinds of fungi have been discovered to have anti-allergic, antibacterial, antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and immunomodulating capabilities. The review was published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. The liver, the brain, the skeletal and cardiovascular systems, as well as cholesterol and glucose metabolism, have all been found to benefit from some. This is due to the fact that medicinal mushrooms contain a variety of bioactive substances, including lectins, lactones, terpenoids, alkaloids, antibiotics, and metal-chelating agents. These substances include polysaccharide -glucan and polysaccharide-protein complexes.