| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Sources |
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ix | |
| Introduction |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (13) |
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History of Use, Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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20 | (7) |
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Medicinal Value of Visionary and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms |
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27 | (7) |
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Modern Uses of Medicinal Fungi and Scientific Research |
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34 | (7) |
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Adaptogens and Immune Stimulants |
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41 | (5) |
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A Guide to Using Medicinal Fungi: Practical Considerations |
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46 | (7) |
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Nutritional Value of Fungi |
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53 | (5) |
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58 | (4) |
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Monographs on Medicinal Fungi |
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62 | (127) |
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Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric |
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64 | (5) |
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Armillaria mellea Honey Mushroom |
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69 | (3) |
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Auricularia auricula Wood Ear |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (3) |
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Cordyceps sinensis Caterpillar fungus |
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81 | (1) |
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Cordyceps ophioglossoides Deer fungus parasite |
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81 | (6) |
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Fomes fomentarius True tinder polypore |
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87 | (2) |
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Fomitopsis officinalis Agaric |
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89 | (3) |
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Fomitopsis pinicola Red-belted polypore |
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92 | (2) |
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Ganoderma applanatum Artist's conk |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (12) |
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Geastrum triplex Earthstar |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (6) |
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Grifola umbellata Zhu ling |
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116 | (5) |
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121 | (4) |
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Lentinula edodes Shiitake |
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125 | (14) |
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Lenzites betulina Gilled polypore |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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Peziza vesiculosa Bladder cup |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (2) |
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Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster mushroom |
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147 | (3) |
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Polyporus tuberaster Stone fungus |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (6) |
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Schizophyllum commune Split gill |
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158 | (3) |
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Trametes versicolor Turkey tails |
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161 | (6) |
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Tremella fuciformis Jelly fungus |
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167 | (4) |
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Wolfiporia cocos Tuckahoe |
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171 | (4) |
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175 | (14) |
| Summary Table of all Species |
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189 | (13) |
| Glossary of Terms |
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202 | (2) |
| Resources |
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204 | (3) |
| Recommended Reading List |
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207 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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208 | |