Description

BOOK

Medicinal Mushrooms: How They Work Within the Body

Based on current research data, this 209 paged book describes how certain molecules found within mushrooms interact with the body to provide their medicinal benefits.

We know that certain mushrooms can help boost the human immune system and cognitive function whilst others can provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing benefits, but how exactly are they able to do this? What happens within the body?

If you are interested in medicinal mushrooms and want to know more about how and why they work, this is a fundamental book.

Chapters:

• Introduction
• History
• Mushroom overview
• Foundational information
• Taxonomy
• Where do mushrooms get their medicinal properties from?
  • Mycorrhizal fungi
  • Wood Wide Web
• Biological response modifiers
• The human immune system
• The Innate Immune System
• Mushrooms and the Innate Immune System
• Mushrooms and the adaptive immune system
• Mushrooms and cancer prevention
• Mushrooms as an anti-inflammatory
• Mushrooms as an antioxidant
• Mushrooms as a neurogenerative
• Mushrooms as a neuroprotective
• Psychedelic mushrooms
  • Macrodosing
  • Microdosing
• Mushroom nutrition
• End summary
• Specific mushroom Species
  • Sun agaric
  • Cordyceps
  • Lions mane
  • Oyster
  • Reishi
  • Shiitake
  • Wood ear
  • Turkey tail
• Making your own medicinal mushroom supplies
• Frequently asked questions
• A Few Clinical trials (Table with references)
• References
• Glossary