Book Medicinal Mushrooms Essential Guide Martin Powell English

This mushroom guide is an accessible introduction for anyone who wants to know more about the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms. Following his publication for practitioners in 2010, mushroom expert Martin Powell has written this guide for the layperson to expand their knowledge and understanding of these remarkable organisms. The book covers the 10 most prominent medicinal mushrooms used around the world, including: Almond Mushroom, Chaga, Cordyceps, Coriolus, Lion's Mane, Maitake, Mesima, Reishi, Shiitake and Snow Fungus.

The guide refers to these conditions with common health problems and indicates which specific mushrooms can have the right therapeutic effect. Such conditions range from asthma and candida, hay fever, CFS and infertility, anxiety and menopause symptoms to herpes, PCOS and cancer and more. Martin Powell has over 25 years of experience working with medicinal mushrooms and is a biochemist, herbalist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

This book is the ultimate guide for those interested in medicinal mushrooms for overall health. Readers wishing a more in-depth technical discussion should consult the second edition of Medicinal Mushrooms-A Clinical Guide (2014).