J Ethnopharmacol. 1991 Feb; 31(2): 175-9.

Fungi in Khanty folk medicine.

Saar M.

Laboratory of Mycology, Estonian Academy of Sciences.

The fungal flora of the forest zone of West Siberia contains an average number of species. The Khanty living there consume only half a score of them. Several fungi are used for different purposes. The article presents data on the use of Amanita muscaria, Fomes fomentarius, Inonotus obliquus, Phellinus nigricans and the puff-ball in folk medicine.