Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, and Culture

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Book Publishing Company, Feb 1, 2002 - Edible fungi - 402 pages

This modern handbook for exploring and understanding the rich traditions of healing fungi in Eastern and Western cultures is the most complete work on the cultural, health-promoting and medicinal uses of mushrooms ever published!. Author Christopher Hobbs thoroughly documnents and details the nutritional and health benefits of over 100 species of edible fungi.

 

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Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
Section 24

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Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
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Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing & Culture
Christopher Hobbs
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TitleMedicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, and Culture
Herbs and health series
AuthorChristopher Hobbs
PublisherBook Publishing Company, 2002
ISBN1570679509, 9781570679506
Length402 pages
  
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