Mushrooms Archives - qiological

344 Jing, Authenticity and Mushrooms • Mason Taylor

Daoism

Feb 20, 2024 | Daoism, Herbal Medicine, Methods, Mushrooms, Philosophy

Medicinal mushrooms have made their way into the everyday lives of the “old one-hundred names,” us common folk. Formerly rare and precious substances like Ling Zhi and Dong Chong Xia Cao are now cultivated and readily available for people like you and me. Considered...

Feb 20, 2024

096 Magic of Mushrooms: The Modern Use of Mycelial Medicinals • Robert Hoffman

Herbal Medicine

Jul 30, 2019 | Herbal Medicine, Methods, Mushrooms

Mushrooms are a curiosity. Neither plant, nor animal, they are stuff of fairy tales and dreams. They hint at something dangerous. They could be delicious, or they could kill you. They sprout up unexpectedly and then quickly melt away. Their underground mycelial...

Jul 30, 2019

016 Medicinal Mushrooms: History and Science of Modern Cultivation • Jeff Chilton

Herbal Medicine

Jan 30, 2018 | Herbal Medicine, Methods, Mushrooms

Precious and rare medicinal mushrooms like reishi (ling zhi) and cordyceps (dong chong xia cao) used to be available only to royalty, or those who knew how to spot them in the wild. These medicinals have a long history of use in East Asia and are associated with...

Jan 30, 2018