
Shiitake
The Healing Mushroom
Kenneth Jones(Author)
Healing Arts Press
Published on 11. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-89281-499-2 (ISBN)
Description
HEALTH The shiitake mushroom is one of the most highly prized foods in Oriental cuisine, lending its rich, caramel-like flavor to seasonings, sauces, soups, and even carbonated drinks and candies. Yet few aficionados of this gourmet delicacy are aware of its high nutritional value or of its uses in traditional Chinese medicine and in the modern search for botanical remedies. Traditionally classified as a food that activates the blood, shiitake has been used as a folk treatment for colds, measles, and bronchial inflammations. More recent studies have indicated its usefulness in lowering blood cholesterol levels and preventing heart disease. Another exciting area of research suggests that shiitake is valuable in bolstering the immune system to increase the body's ability to ward off cancerous tumors, viral infections, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Shiitake: The Healing Mushroom takes the reader on a lively tour of the healing properties of one of the world's most delicious foods. KENNETH JONES is the author of Pau d'Arco: Immune Power from the Rain Forest and Reishi: Ancient Herb for Modern Times.
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Edition
Original edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester, VT
United States
Publishing group
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89281-499-2 (9780892814992)
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11/1994
Simon + Schuster LLC
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Person
Kenneth Jones is a medical writer specializing in medicinal plants. He has served as a consultant to herbal product manufacturers for product development, and has been interviewed on radio and in several health publications. He lives near Vancouver, B.C.
Content
Preface
1. A Food from the Forest
2. Shiitake in Folk Medicine
3. Shiitake and Cholesterol
4. Cancer Research
5. Cancer Prevention
6. Warring with Viruses
7. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Endnotes
Index
1. A Food from the Forest
2. Shiitake in Folk Medicine
3. Shiitake and Cholesterol
4. Cancer Research
5. Cancer Prevention
6. Warring with Viruses
7. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Endnotes
Index