Medicinal Mushrooms - A Clinical Guide

OPIS KSIĄŻKI

Which is the best mushroom for the patient? What is the best form to give it in? What is an appropriate dose?

Including sections on:

• Understanding Mushroom Products
• Medicinal Mushrooms in Cancer Therapy
• Medicinal Mushrooms for Other Conditions

"This really important book is a unique and excellent compilation."
- DR SP WASSER - EDITOR, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS

"Easily the most accessible primer on the pharmacology, applications and Chinese medical uses of the top mycological medicinals."
- JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE

"This beautifully illustrated book is an invaluable resource on medicinal mushrooms."
- GIOVANNI MACIOCIA - AUTHOR, FOUNDATIONS OF CHINESE MEDICINE

Martin Powell is a biochemist and practitioner of Traditinal Chinese Medicine (TCM) who has been working with medicinal mushrooms since 1992. Co-editor of the Clinical Journal of Mycology from 1997-2009, he lectures internationally on medicinal mushrooms and herbal medicine.

TŁUMACZENIE

Które grzyby będą najlepsze dla pacjenta? W jakiej formie powinny zostać podane? Jaka jest ich właściwa dawka?

Zawiera rozdziały omawiające:

• Zrozumienie produktów grzybowych
• Grzyby lecznicze w leczeniu raka
• Grzyby lecznicze w przypadku innych dolegliwości

"Ta bardzo ważna książka to unikatowe i świetne zestawienie."
- DR SP WASSER, REDAKTOR, MIĘDZYNARODOWY DZIENNIK GRZYBÓW MEDYCZNYCH

"Chyba najbardziej przystępny elementarz dotyczący farmakologii, dawkowania i wykorzystania w Medycynie Chińskiej, najlepszych leków mykologicznych.
- DZIENNIK MEDYCYNY CHIŃSKIEJ

"Ta pięknie ilustrowana książka jest nieocenionym źródłem informacji na temat grzybów leczniczych."
- GIOVANNI MACIOCIA, AUTOR "ZAŁOŻEŃ MEDYCYNY CHIŃSKIEJ"

Martin Powell to biochemki i terapeuta Tradycyjnej Medycyny Chińskiej, który pracuje z grzybami leczniczymi od 1992 roku. Współredaktor Klinicznego Dziennika Mykologii w latach 1997-2009, prowadzi wykłady na całym świecie dotyczące grzybów leczniczych i ziołolecznictwa.

Spis treści

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgements
3. A Note on Mushroom Names
4. Disclaimer
5. Quick Reference Mushrooms
6. Quick Reference - Conditions
7. Introduction
8. Members of the Fungal Kingdom
9. Rich Sources of Pharmacologically Active Compounds
10. Polysaccharides (beta-glucans, proteoglycans and related compounds)
11. Proteins
12. Triterpenes
13. Phenols
14. Sterols
15. Statins
16. Indole Compounds
17. Chitin
18. Enzymes
19. Mushroom Polysaccharides - Essential Nutrients for our Immune System?
20. Pharmacokinetics of Mushroom Polysaccharides
21. Thl-Th2, Mushroom Polysaccharides and Immune Balance
22. Understanding Mushroom Products
23. Fruiting Body/Conk/Sclerotium
24. Extracts
25. Spores
26. Mycelium
27. Mycelial Biomass
28. Combination Products
29. Prescribing Medicinal Mushrooms
30. Side effects
31. Candidiasis or other fungal conditions
32. With conventional treatment
33. With other nutritional supplements
34. While pregnant or breastfeeding
35. Medicinal Mushrooms
36. Agaricus subrufescens /Agaricus brasiliensis / Agaricus blazei
37. Antrodia camphorata/Antrodia cinnamomea
38. Armillaria mellea (Honey Mushroom)
39. Auricularia auricula/Auricularia polytricha (Wood Ear)
40. Coprinus comatus (Lawyer's Wig /Shaggy Inkcap)
41. Cordyceps species
42. Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake)
43. Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi)
44. Grifola frondosa (Maitake)
45. Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane)
46. Inonotus obliquus (Chaga)
47. Lentinula edodes (Shiitake)
48. Phellinus linteus (Mesima)
49. Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom)
50. Polyporus umbellatus/Grifola umbellata
51. Poria cocos
52. Sparassis crispa (Cauliflower Mushroom)
53. Trametes versicolor/Coriolus versicolor (Turkey Tail)
54. Tremella fuciformis (Snow Fungus)
55. Medicinal Mushrooms in Cancer Therapy
56. Medicinal Mushrooms and Chemotherapy
57. Medicinal Mushrooms and Radiotherapy
58. Medicinal Mushrooms and Surgery
59. Cancer Prevention
60. Bladder Cancer
61. Brain Cancer
62. Breast Cancer
63. Cervical Cancer
64. Colorectal Cancer
65. Endometrial Cancer
66. Gastric Cancer
67. Leukaemia
68. Liver Cancer
69. Lung Cancer
70. Lymphoma
71. Ovarian Cancer
72. Pancreatic Cancer
73. Prostate Cancer
74. Skin Cancer
75. Clinical Notes
76. Medicinal Mushrooms for Other Conditions
77. Allergic Rhinitis (Hayfever)
78. Alzheimer's Disease
79. Asthma
80. Bacterial Infections
81. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
82. Candidiasis
83. Cardiovascular Health
84. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS - ME)
85. Dementia
86. Depression
87. Diabetes
88. Epilepsy
89. Erectile Dysfunction Exercise-induced Immune Suppression
90. Fluid Retention
91. Gastric Ulcers
92. Hepatitis
93. Herpes
94. HIV
95. HPV
96. Hypercholesterolaemia
97. Hypertension
98. Infertility
99. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
100. Influenza
101. Insomnia/Anxiety
102. Liver Damage
103. Meniere's Syndrome
104. Multiple Sclerosis
105. Nerve Damage
106. Parasitic Infections
107. Parkinson's Disease
108. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
109. Psoriasis
110. Renal Health
111. Rheumatoid Arthritis
112. Skin Repair
113. Stroke
114. Appendix, Glossary, Index and Additional Resources
115. Medicinal Mushrooms According to Traditional Chinese Medicine
116. Glossary
117. Index
118. Additional Resources