Mycellium pack a ton of nutrition and medicine into their fruiting bodies or Mushrooms. Most of us are used to and absolutely comfortable with a few mushrooms on or pizza or added to stir-fry, but we don’t often think of those as particularly medicinal. The real medicine comes from the stuff that tastes bitter and earthy, like Reishi or Turkey Tail, right?
What do White or Button mushrooms, Crimini or Brown mushrooms, and Portobello mushrooms have in common?
They’re actually the same mushroom at various stages of development. Agaricus bisporus is the official name for the common grocery store mushroom most of us are familiar with.
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Today, we’re talking with spagyricist and mycologist Jason Scott, owner and operator of Feral Fungi curator of AlcheMycology about the synergy of mushrooms, medicine and alchemy. He focuses on making double extract spagyric tinctures from fungi.
HERBAL NERD SOCIETY CONTENT: Sue and Candace talk about how they incorporate mushrooms in their own lives. They also received a gift from the desert.
HERBAL NERD SOCIETY CONTENT: In Asia, mushrooms have long held an esteemed place among herbal practitioners. Here in the West, they’ve quietly waited for us to awaken to their medicine.
We talked about how we’re working with Mushrooms this week, reflected on last week’s show, and shared information on a recent Mushroom Study.
In the Pacific Northwest, fall means rain, and rain means mushrooms. The fungi family offers us an amazing and colorful array of foods and medicines. Today, we’ll talk about which mushrooms and lichens make good medicine and how you can make use of them at home. Our guest herbalist is “Dandy” Alese Colehour, joins us to guide the conversation about the wonders of medicinal mushrooms and and lichen.
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Best audience for Mushrooms Demystified: Experienced mushroom hunters and folks
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