Basic Illustrated Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms

by Jim Meuninck

Overview

For a generation, the Basic Illustrated series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books.

Whether you’re planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field, Basic Illustrated books tell you what you need to know.

Learn how to:

• Forage for and identify wild mushrooms
• Treat a variety of ailments and illnesses, from colds to heart disease and more
• Distinguish between edible and nonedible parts of mushrooms
• Make delicious dinners, snacks, and other healthy recipes

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493008032
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	06/01/2015
Series:	Basic Illustrated Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Jim Meuninck is a biologist and counselor who, for more than thirty years, has studied the use of wild plants as food and medicine in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, and China. He lives on the shores of Eagle Lake, in Edwardsburg, Michigan.

Table of Contents

Introduction viii

How To Use This Guide x

Organizing the Fungisphere xiv

Chapter 1 Morels and Inedible False Morels 1

Chapter 2 Puffballs 5

Chapter 3 Polyp ores 9

Chapter 4 Boletes 29

Chapter 5 Tooth Fungi 33

Chapter 6 Cup Fungi 39

Chapter 7 Jelly Fungi 41

Chapter 8 Chanterelles 45

Chapter 9 Coral Fungi 51

Chapter 10 Gilled Mushrooms 53

Chapter 11 From the Market 69

Chapter 12 Inedible, Toxic, and Hallucinogenic Mushrooms 73

Appendix A Health Prep 83

Appendix B Foreign and Domestic Mycology Websites and Organizations 85

Appendix C Grow Your Own 86

Appendix D Recommended Books 88

Appendix E Bibliography 90

Index 96

About the Author 98