The Mushroom Medicine Cabinet: 12 Medicinal Mushrooms and Their Healing Powers
by Kris Rowsan
Learn how to improve your overall health and wellness, and discover an incredible number of healing powers that certain members of the mushroom family contain.Do mushrooms really possess medicinal properties that can help fight cancer, fatigue, respiratory problems, cognitive decline and a host of other incredible benefits?In Japan, which is a world leader in the treatment of all forms of cancer, patients have been given Turkey Tail supplements since the 1980's. The Lion's Mane mushroom has been shown to prevent cognitive decline in studies with Alzheimer's patients. Mushrooms have been utilized for their medicinal benefits in traditional Asian medicinal practices for thousands of years, but up until now have failed to gain the recognition they deserve in Western society.There are over 14,000 species of mushroom and of these, only a small percent are actually poisonous. Unfortunately, these seem to steal the spotlight from their rather remarkable cousins, the medicinal mushrooms.There are a select number of incredible mushrooms which contain potent compounds that have been proven time and time to assist in the healing of many common ailments.Herbalist and keen mycologist, Kris Rowsan, uncovers the true potential of these amazing mushrooms in The Mushroom Medicine Cabinet. His mission is to inform and shine a light on the healing powers of mushrooms and bring them to the forefront of discussion in Western society, where for so long they have been ignored.
In this book you will discover:
- The 12 most powerful medicinal mushrooms.
- A detailed description of all 12 mushrooms, how to choose supplements, how to store mushrooms if you've foraged them, and more.
- A comprehensive breakdown of each of their medicinal and nutritional benefits.
- How you can easily incorporate them into your daily diet.
- A guide detailing how you can make your own mushroom tinctures, teas and other recipes.
- Current scientific, peer-reviewed research on each of the medicinal mushrooms included.
