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Discover the mysterious world of mushrooms, which have been used in traditional Asian and Chinese medicine for thousands of years, to boost your vitality and well-being.

Author: Christopher Hobbs

Are you interested in Eastern ways of health promotion and want to get to know the effects of mushrooms?

Get an overview with the book Medicinal Mushrooms - The Essential Guide. It will broaden your horizons and provide a great starting point for studying this phenomenon that the modern Western world is just discovering.

You will learn about the use of well-known eastern mushrooms such as shiitake, maitake, reishi, cordyceps, mushroom or Siberian chaga, but also about less known species. You will also learn how to use our common mushrooms such as chanterelles, pigeon peas and mushrooms.

You will get to know the importance of betaglucans, immune-active compounds found in mushrooms. You will learn where to collect each species , how to grow them at home, how to process them and how they can benefit you.

This narrative book with many beautiful photos is full of practical tips, tricks, recipes and detailed step-by-step instructions. You will learn how to prepare mushroom tinctures, decoctions, powders and everyday dishes for your table.

 
### In the book you will read the following

  • What are the effects of different types of mushrooms.
  • How to use mushrooms for various specific ailments.
  • Where and when to look and collect them.
  • How to grow them at home.
  • What to look out for when collecting or buying.
  • How to store mushrooms properly.
  • Recipes for tinctures, decoctions and other supportive preparations.
  • Recipes for mushroom dishes.

 
### About the author

Christopher Hobbs is an internationally renowned American mycologist, clinical phytotherapist and botanist with over 40 years of experience. He is engaged in scientific research in the fields of mycology and botany, lectures at universities around the world, and is the author of nearly 30 books on the subject.

 
### More information about the book

Author: Christopher Hobbs

Title: Medicinal mushrooms (the essential guide)

Number of pages: 264

Binding: paperback

Publisher: Anag

Year of publication: 2024

ISBN: 978-80-7554-410-0

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