Medicinal mushrooms have a long history in China. About 2500 years ago, mushrooms were first reportedly used for medical purposes. The first medicinal book written in China was “The Classic of Herbal Medicine” (B.C. 200-B.C. 102) and covered agricultural and medicinal plants; 12 different kinds of medicinal mushrooms were mentioned, and some of these are still being used today. When the 1st IMMC was held in Kiev in the Ukraine in 2001, it was agreed that there would be other IMMCs every two years. The IMMC5 and IMMC7 were both held in China. The 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference was held in Nantong, China, on 19-22 September 2019.
The IMMC10 will be a
grand international event, specializing in a wide variety of academic
discussions. The conference theme is “Medicinal Mushroom Science: Innovations
and Challenges”. The conference is organized by the International Society for
Medicinal Mushrooms, China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce,
Mycological Society of China and Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences; co-organized
by China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce, Edible Mushroom
Branch, Internationally Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm
Breeding of Edible Mushroom, Ministry of Science and Technology, Jiangsu Alphay
Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., Key Laboratory of Edible Mushroom Processing of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Edible and Medicinal
Mushroom Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, National and Local
Joint Engineering Research Center for Research and Utilization of Economic
Fungi and Jiangsu Edible Fungi Association. The major activities include
key-note speeches, scientific forums, poster sessions, exhibitions of edible
and medicinal mushroom products, and so on. The scientific symposia involve: 1)
Biodiversity and Ethnomycology
of Medicinal Mushrooms (Conservation, Taxonomy Ecological Distribution,
Historical and Sociological Impact), 2) Genetics and breeding of Medicinal
Mushrooms (including Molecular Biology), 3) Cultivation and Fermentation of
Medicinal Mushrooms, 4) Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Medicinal Mushrooms’
Active Compounds, 5) Medicinal Mushrooms in Veterinary and Agriculture, 6)
Medicinal Mushrooms in Clinical Practice, 7) Nutritional and Medicinal Values
of Mushroom Products, 8) Industrialization of Medicinal Mushrooms Products
(including Management, Marketing, Laws and Regulations, Standardization). The
conference was provide a platform for all medicinal mushroom researchers who
will be able to discuss basic and currently important scientific questions,
share the results of individual studies, make new or renew friendships, and
work together to develop a new chapter in medicinal mushrooms.
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