This modern handbook for exploring and understanding the rich traditions of healing fungi in Eastern and Western cultures is the most complete work on the cultural, health-promoting and medicinal uses of mushrooms ever published!. Author Christopher Hobbs thoroughly documnents and details the nutritional and health benefits of over 100 species of edible fungi.
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For those who already enjoy eating fungi, Medicinal Mushroms will answer your questions and deepen your appreciation of mushrooms. -- Herb Companion, 1996.
Mushroom toxicity, uses in traditional medicine, and appearances in the human diet are supported by clinical studies and explorations of cultural influences in this technical coverage. Over 100 species of edible fungi are documented in the most complete work on medicinal mushrooms published to date. -- Midwest Book Review
The wealth of information gleaned from excellent sources make this book a valuable addition to professional and amateur mushroom library. -- SIDA 17(1):250. 1996 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Mushroom toxicity, uses in traditional medicine, and appearances in the human diet are supported by clinical studies and explorations of cultural influences in this technical coverage. Over 100 species of edible fungi are documented in the most complete work on medicinal mushrooms published to date. -- Midwest Book Review
The wealth of information gleaned from excellent sources make this book a valuable addition to professional and amateur mushroom library. -- SIDA 17(1):250. 1996 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Christopher Hobbs is a fourth generation herbalist and botanist with over 25 years experience. He writes and lectures internationally on herbal medicine, and has written over a dozen books on herbs and health.
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Great treatment of an obscure topic!,
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This review is from: Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing & Culture (Paperback)
Hobbs brings forth great information that is not available elsewhere in English. Just the information about Schizopyllum commune and PSK is worth the price of the book. After reading this book, I no longer pass the medicinal mushrooms by on my forays.
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A Very Useful Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms,
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This review is from: Medicinal Mushrooms (Herbs and Health Series) (Paperback)
As an herbalist who has had this book for several years, I find that I return to the book again and again. Chris Hobbs puts together research and his own clinical background on a wide variety of mushrooms. Highly recommended.
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I originally heard about this book when seeing it appear in the bibliographies of other materials pertaining to edible and medicinal fungi. My intrigue lead me to purchase this book directly and read it cover to cover within a few days. Being someone who is studying holistic/traditional medicine with a scientific background, I was pleasantly surprised to come across this gem.
I was shocked to see that there are only five reviews for this book as of the time I am writing this one. Perhaps it is not as widely known as I thought it might be. It is rare to come across a piece of literature that seamlessly combines modern, cutting-edge scientific data on the biochemistry and medicinal actions of fungi with traditional knowledge gathered over the ages. Hobbs not only manages to do this consistently in this work, but he does so with keen enthusiasm and informative finesse. This book is accessible to a wide range of audiences and there is something in it for anyone that has a relationship or curiosity with medicinal mushrooms. For these reasons I highly recommend it.
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