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SYNOPSIS: Scientists
have only recently confirmed what ancient cultures have known for
centuries: mushrooms have within them some of the most potent
medicines found in nature. Long viewed as tonics, we now know that
their cellular constituents can profoundly improve the quality of
human health. Differing from most pharmaceuticals, these healing
agents have extraordinarily low toxicity, even at high doses….For
physicians, naturopaths, herbalists and lay people, medicinal
mushrooms may well hold answers for many of today’s major health
concerns. Increasingly, medicinal mushrooms are valued not only as
adjuvant therapies to allopathic practices, but show promise for
preventing diseases, including cancer. In this treatise, 17 of the
more important mushroom species are described in detail noting latin
species name, common names, distribution and natural habitats, known
active constituents, form used, medicinal properties and the
author’s comments on each species. The book also contains key
reference articles specific to each species in their treatment of
disease (with a special listing of activity against specific
cancers). The book includes a section of commonly asked questions
and an impressive listing of medical professionals who recommend
medicinal mushrooms.
About the Author:
Paul Stamets has been a dedicated mycologist for
over twenty years. Over this time, he has discovered and coauthored
four new species of mushrooms, and pioneered countless techniques in
the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He received
the 1998 "Bioneers Award" from The Collective Heritage Institute,
and the 1999 "Founder of a New Northwest Award" from the Pacific Rim
Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils.
He has written five books on mushroom cultivation,
use and identification; his books Growing Gourmet and Medicinal
Mushrooms and The Mushroom Cultivator (coauthor) have long been
hailed as the definitive texts of mushroom cultivation. Other works
by Paul Stamets include Psilocybe Mushrooms and Their Allies (out of
print), Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World, MycoMedicinals: an
Informational Treatise on Mushrooms, and many articles and scholarly
papers.
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ENDORSEMENTS:
“Fungi Perfecti, owned and operated by Paul Stamets, is the best
all-round source for medicinal mushroom products and information.”
—Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D., in Dr. Andrew Weil’s
Self-healing Newsletter, “Miraculous Mushrooms” May 1997 |
