When you think of mushrooms, does your mind wander to fairy rings and mystical tales promoted through books and movies? Such mythical wonders may be popular entertainment, but did you know that mushrooms have been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries in China, Europe, and even North America? However, only recently has modern medicine begun to realize the amazing health benefits that are derived from these mysterious fungi. Over 2000 species of edible mushrooms exi

Herbal medicine, also termed botanical medicine, is the use of herbs for the promotion of health and the treatment of disease. Traditionally speaking, this was once the only medicines known to man and has been practiced since the world began. Herbalism has a written history of 5,000 years. Even the bible speaks of herbs in Psalm 104:14 as given by God for the service of man. In modern medicine, the primary focus is to assault the symptoms of disease with strong chemicals or t