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Medicinal Mushrooms: Ancient Remedies for Modern Ailments
Halpern, Georges M., Miller, Andrew H.
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Description for Medicinal Mushrooms: Ancient Remedies for Modern Ailments
Paperback. Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses, including those that can help fight liver disorders, aging, cancer, and Alzheimer's Disease. Num Pages: 184 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: MM; VXHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
While almost all mushrooms share beneficial properties that strengthen the immune system, the chapters of Medicinal Mushrooms are dedicated to mushrooms that are the most promising for healing a variety of illnesses, including reishi (for liver disorders), cordyceps sinesis (anti-aging), maitake (cancer) and hericum erinaceus (Alzheimer's Disease), among others. Mushrooms have been found in human culture for thousands of years. They have been used as medicine since the very beginning, but in the past fifty years several major advancements in medicine have come from mushrooms and other fungi, including the most famous of all, penicillin. This book explores mushroom ... Read more
While almost all mushrooms share beneficial properties that strengthen the immune system, the chapters of Medicinal Mushrooms are dedicated to mushrooms that are the most promising for healing a variety of illnesses, including reishi (for liver disorders), cordyceps sinesis (anti-aging), maitake (cancer) and hericum erinaceus (Alzheimer's Disease), among others. Mushrooms have been found in human culture for thousands of years. They have been used as medicine since the very beginning, but in the past fifty years several major advancements in medicine have come from mushrooms and other fungi, including the most famous of all, penicillin. This book explores mushroom ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
M. Evans & Company
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780871319814
SKU
V9780871319814
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About Halpern, Georges M., Miller, Andrew H.
Georges M. Halpern, MD, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and University of California. Andrew H. Miller is the founder of several successful herbal product companies. They both live in Portola Valley, California.
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