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9781570671432

Medicinal Mushrooms

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    9781570671432

  • ISBN10:

    1570671435

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-01
  • Publisher: Book Pub Co
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Summary

Medicinal Mushrooms is a modern handbook for exploring and understanding the rich traditions of healing fungi in Eastern and Western cultures. Author Christopher Hobbs thoroughly documents and details the nutritional and health benefits of over 100 species of edible fungi. Here is the most complete work on the cultural, health-promoting, and medicinal uses of mushrooms ever published!

Table of Contents

Foreword vi
Acknowledgements viii
Sources ix
Introduction 1(3)
The Botany of Fungi
4(3)
History of Use, Western
7(13)
History of Use, Traditional Chinese Medicine
20(7)
Medicinal Value of Visionary and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
27(7)
Modern Uses of Medicinal Fungi and Scientific Research
34(7)
Adaptogens and Immune Stimulants
41(5)
A Guide to Using Medicinal Fungi: Practical Considerations
46(7)
Nutritional Value of Fungi
53(5)
Mushroom Recipes
58(4)
Monographs on Medicinal Fungi
62(127)
Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric
64(5)
Armillaria mellea Honey Mushroom
69(3)
Auricularia auricula Wood Ear
72(4)
Boletus edulis Cep
76(2)
Claviceps purpurea Ergot
78(3)
Cordyceps sinensis Caterpillar fungus
81(1)
Cordyceps ophioglossoides Deer fungus parasite
81(6)
Fomes fomentarius True tinder polypore
87(2)
Fomitopsis officinalis Agaric
89(3)
Fomitopsis pinicola Red-belted polypore
92(2)
Ganoderma applanatum Artist's conk
94(2)
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi
96(12)
Geastrum triplex Earthstar
108(2)
Grifola frondosa Maitake
110(6)
Grifola umbellata Zhu ling
116(5)
Inonotus obliquus Chaga
121(4)
Lentinula edodes Shiitake
125(14)
Lenzites betulina Gilled polypore
139(2)
Lepista nuda Blewit
141(2)
Peziza vesiculosa Bladder cup
143(2)
Phellinus igniarius
145(2)
Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster mushroom
147(3)
Polyporus tuberaster Stone fungus
150(2)
Psilocybe spp
152(6)
Schizophyllum commune Split gill
158(3)
Trametes versicolor Turkey tails
161(6)
Tremella fuciformis Jelly fungus
167(4)
Wolfiporia cocos Tuckahoe
171(4)
Additional Species
175(14)
Summary Table of all Species 189(13)
Glossary of Terms 202(2)
Resources 204(3)
Recommended Reading List 207(1)
Bibliography 208

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