Medicinal Mushrooms by Halpern, Georges M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Acknowledgments Introduction

Our Approach to This Subject What You Will Find in This Book A Note about Scientific Studies from the East A Word about Taking Medicinal Mushrooms

Chapter One Introducing Medicinal Mushrooms

Mushrooms in Western Culture Mushrooms in Western Culture: The Hallucinogens Medicinal Mushrooms in China and the East Traditional Chinese Medicine Fungi and Mushrooms in Nature Are Fungi Intelligent?

Chapter Two Strengthening the Immune System with Medicinal Mushrooms

An Alert, Awake Immune System: Medicinal Mushrooms as Immunoregulators Importance of a Strong Immune System How the Immune System Works The Rise and Decline of the Immune System A Look at Some Diseases of the Immune System Understanding Polysaccharides and Beta-Glucan Medicinal Mushrooms as Adaptogens Terpenoids in Mushrooms Medicinal Mushrooms and Prebiotics Mushrooms and Free Radicals Protective Effect on the Liver The Trouble with Antibiotics Why Not Get Mushrooms in the Supermarket?

Chapter Three Reishi Mushroom The Mushroom of Immortality

Reishi in the Wild Folklore of Reishi The Reishi Mushroom in Chinese Art Recent Studies of Reishi

Chapter Four Cordyceps Sinensis: The Anti-Aging Mushroom

Introducing Cordyceps Sinensis Folklore of Cordyceps Sinensis Foraging for Cordyceps with Malcolm Clark Cordyceps and Traditional Chinese Medicine Cordyceps in the West Cordyceps Cs-4 Recent Studies of Cordyceps

Chapter Five Agaricus Blazei: Beta Glucan All-Star

Discovery of Agaricus Blazei Problems in Cultivating Agaricus Blazei The Beta Glucan in Agaricus Blazei Recent Studies of Agaricus Blazei

Chapter Six Maitake: The Cancer Slayer

Maitake in the Wild Recent Studies of Maitake

Chapter Seven Phellinus Linteus: New Superstar on the Block

A Quick Look at Phellinus Linteus Recent Studies of Phellinus Linteus

Chapter Eight Trametes Versicolor: The Mother of Krestin

Introducing Trametes Versicolor A Look at PSK and Krestin A Look at PSP

Chapter Nine Hericium Erinaceus: A Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?

Travels with Hericium Erinaceus Recent Studies of Hericium Erinaceus

Chapter Ten Shiitake: Lentinan and HIV

Introducing the Shiitake Mushroom Folklore of Shiitake Lentinan and LEM Recent Studies of Shiitake

Chapter Eleven Real Stories and Healing Experiences Chapter Twelve Behind the Scenes

How Medicinal Mushrooms Are Cultivated Controlled Cultivation and Analytical Chemistry Cultivating Mycelium in the Laboratory Shopping for Mushroom Products A Word about Prices Mushrooms in the Mainstream The Story of the Orgasmic Mushroom The Value of Multiple-Mushroom Formulas Extract or Capsule Powder? A Word about Cooking Mushrooms The Innovators Mushrooms and the Connection to the Earth

Recipes for Mushroom Dishes

Gourmet Mushroom Pot Pie Exotic Mushroom Frittata Gourmet Mushroom Chowder Coconut Soup with Gourmet Mushrooms (Tom Kha Gai) Gourmet Mushroom Tapenade Bruschetta with Gourmet Mushrooms Fabulous Porcini Risotto for Two

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