Medicinal Mushrooms (Woodland Health)

For thousands of years, various cultures-principally Chinese-have used mushrooms to prevent and treat a wide variety of health disorders. Modern research is confirming that several varieties of mushrooms have powerful therapeutic properties-ranging from lowering blood pressure to being included in a comprehensive cancer treatment plan. In this important booklet from the Woodland Health Series, Deanne Tenney provides a useful overview of the principal medicinal mushrooms-maitake, shiitake and reishi-including their beneficial properties, history, dosage and safety.