Christopher Hobbs's Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide: Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, Stop Infection, and Expand Your Consciousness

First off, I have heretofore known almost nothing about mushrooms except the standard button and baby bellas that we've bought from grocery stores for cooking. In recent searches of herb books, I came across the accolades for this book about the health benefit of mushrooms and thought it might be a helpful beginner's guide. I have only had time to skim through it for now, mainly for the unusual and stunning photos.The text seems pretty thorough about each type of mushroom presented, including precise directions on various ways to preserve them in general. I've only shown the initial steps of 3 of the multiple processes included (but not the 2nd set of pages that would finish each one). This is just to give an example of the clear step-by-step photos, which is nice for somebody like myself.I also included just 3 further examples of the many striking visuals in the book. Quite a few mushrooms are like something out of a playful and imaginative fantasy realm; others look very creepy and nightmarish to my inexperienced eyes. At this point, I can't say there are many mushrooms in the book I would wish to ingest in "any" form yet, but this is the point of learning about them. I don't know if I would feel confident foraging without an expert, since just like the herb world, there are often toxic look-alikes. However, this is my attempt in getting familiar with something new via an introductory book. It seems to be a very good start, even if only to show me up close the ones I would feel too squeamish to even touch. ... LOL. It would make a good coffee table book for the visuals.My only disappointment is the smell of the book pages ... it is glossy paper, so I'm unsure if it's the paper itself or the ink used to print it. It has a peculiar chemical odor (to me), which I'm hoping will wear off over time. I do have a keen sense of smell, plus I'm one of those weird people who love to sniff book pages while reading; however, this book certainly won't be one of them. Even just flipping through the pages at arm's length emits a detectable odor while brand new.Wish I could add some nice educational insight about the book's content like the other reviews by trained mushroom connoisseurs, but for the time being, I believe it is an excellent purchase for my library. Amazon also had the best price for it in my online searches.

Warnings carefully given. Many look familiar to those in my yard including a poisonous beauty. I enjoy seeing those from far away lands I've never seen too. A good reference book for health in particular.

Everything was explained well.

If you didn't love this book because it's so filled with valuable information, you'd love it because it's so beautiful. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced science geek, this is a great guide to medicinal mushrooms. Christopher Hobbs really knows his stuff.

This book has good graphics and layout, and enough content to satisfy my needs. This book came highly recommended to me by Missy Rohs and Mel Mutterspaugh. I bit, and bought the book. I'm so glad I did! Did you know that you can slice your mushrooms and lay them in the sun for a half hour so they get vitamin D in them before you cook them to eat? Neither did I, until I got this book. Doesn't disappoint.

This is the standard for a good quality book. Well written by an informed expert. Great photos on quality paper. Step-by-step instructions informed by practical field experience and science.

Great book well detailed!

Two copies of book arrived well packaged

Love this book!!!! I wish it was 3 times as long with more mushroom types and info, but what it is is fantastic! The photography is fantastic as well.

Es el mejor libro que he encontrado sobre micoterapia, uso de hongos medicinales y sus propiedades, forma de prepararlos y tomarlos, además lo compré ppr solo 15 euros

Well referenced and detailed information on several mushroom with intro on cultivation

it was recommended by a good friend

Apprendre à connaître les champignons médicaux pour débutants en toute simplicité avec un maître en la matière. Gratitude pour ce travail et pour le partage de ces connaissances.