MycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on Mushrooms

Author: Paul Stamets

Edition: 3rd ed.

Number Of Pages: 46

Release Date: 01-10-2002

Details: Product Description MycoMedicinals: an Informational Treatise on Mushrooms, 3rd Edition By Paul Stamets. Written by a mycologist and mushroom cultivator with more than 20 years of experience in the field, this full-color resource guide describes and documents the health benefits of 17 different species of mushrooms: Agaricus blazei: Royal Sun Agaricus or Himematsutake Cordyceps sinensis: Cordyceps or Dong Chong Xia Cao Flammulina velutipes: Enokitake Fomes fomentarius: Ice Man Fungus or Amadou Fomitopsis officinalis: Agarikon Ganoderma applanatum: Artist Conk Ganoderma lucidum: Reishi or Ling Chi Grifola frondosa: Maitake Hericium erinaceus: Lion’s Mane or Yamabushitake Inonotus obliquus: Chaga Lentinula edodes: Shiitake Phellinus linteus: Meshima Piptoporus betulinus: Birch Polypore Pleurotus ostreatus: Oyster Polyporus umbellatus: Zhu Ling Schizophyllum commune: Split Gill Polypore or Suehirotake Trametes versicolor: Turkey Tail or Yun Zhi Newly updated and expanded, MycoMedicinals: an Informational Treatise on Mushrooms includes answers to frequently asked questions and an extensive bibliography. 96 pages, softcover. 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.

EAN: 9780963797193

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Item Condition: New