The Mycelial Healer : A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms

This insightful and practical guide for the lay reader explores the deep, interwoven web of the mycelial network from the perspective of whole human health.In Chapter One, we discover what mushrooms tell us about how to be in right relationship with the natural world, with other people, and with the spiritual world.In the chapters that follow, we explore our direct relationship with these mushrooms, with detailed information on how to grow them in both outdoor and indoor settings.We also learn how to preserve and ingest mushrooms as food and medicine.In the book's final chapter, we take a deeper dive into fourteen species of medicinal mushrooms to learn their stories, their way of living, and what they have revealed to science. Medicinal Mushroom Profiles include: Cordyceps * Amadou * Birch Polypore * Reishi * Maitake * Lion's Mane * Chaga * Milky Cap * Shiitake * Medicinal Molds * Oyster * Psychoactive Mushrooms * Split Gill * Turkey Tail