| Foreword | Utility and Functionality of Mushrooms | Yutaka Kitamoto | Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University |  |
| Feature Articles: Utility and Function of Mushrooms | Review of Taxonomy and Ecology of Macro-fungi | Toshimitsu Fukiharu | Natural History Museum and Institute, Ciba |  |
| Useful and Characteristic Chemical Components from Mushrooms ] Functions and Uses - | Takao Terashita | Faculty of Agriculture, Kin-ki University |  |
| Biologically Active Components in the Mushroom | Toshiyuki Takei | Hukushima Prefectural Forestry Research Centre |  |
| The Preventative Effect of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Osteoporosis by Ganoderma lucidum | Kuniyoshi Shimizu
Jie Liu
Ichiko Miyamoto
Ryuichiro Kondo | Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University |  |
| Ability of Mushrooms to Improve Allergic Symptoms | Fumio Eguchi | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare |  |
| Neuroprotective Effect of Hericium erinaceum | Michihiro Fujiwara
Nobuaki Egashira
Kenichi Mishima | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University |  |
| Reviews | Blessing of Inca (II): Potato, the Greatest Preservation Foods of Andes | Jun Takano |  |  |
| Utilization of Medicinal and Edible Plants in Brazil (5) | Shunsuke Inoue
Goro Hashimoto | Centro de Pesquisas de Historia Natural |  |
| ArtTaste | Background of Some Japanese Expressions about Food (4):
"Atsu-atsu", "Yawarakai" and "Aburakkoi" | Fumiyo Hayakawa | National Food Research Institute |  |