Mushrooms are amazing sculptors created by nature. The edible nature of mushroom is known from time immemorial. Greeks believed that mushrooms provide strength to warriors, Pharaohs prized them as delicacy and Romans considered them as "Food of Gods" and were served on important occasions. Chineese considered mushrooms as "Elixir of life" due to their medicinal properties, Mexicans used them as hallucinogens in religious ceremonies and for therapeutic purposes.

Scientifically mushrooms have been a part of fungal diversity for arround 300 million years. The Western culture was largely collected from wild for food and medicine, a practice still prevalent among the people living near forest

Wild mushrooms are an important component of forest products and global trade.