From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided, as well as an exploration of their long-standing (and often religious) use by ancient peoples and their continued significance to modern-day culture. Some of the species included have just been discovered in the past year or two, and still others have never before been photographed in their natural habitats.

After years of living in awe of the mysterious fungi known as mushrooms-chefs, health enthusiasts, and home cooks alike can't get enough of these rich, delicate morsels. With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, detailed growth parameters for 31 mushroom species, a trouble-shooting guide, and handy gardening tips, this revised and updated handbook will make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood.

Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That's right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you'll find out how.
The basic science goes like this: Microscopic cells called -mycelium---the fruit of which are mushrooms--recycle carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris in the creation of rich new soil. What Stamets has discovered is that we can capitalize on mycelium's digestive power and...

Lidé v různých kulturách využívali psychoaktivní houby odpradávna - od náboženských obřadů praktikovaných domorodými obyvateli Ameriky až po starořecká eleusinská mystéria. Většina lysohlávek je drobná a nevýrazně zbarvená, takže jim naše civilizace dlouho nevěnovala zvláštní pozornost. To se změnilo v roce 1957, kdy Robert Gordon Wasson upozornil svět na využívání magických hub při tradičních mexických obřadech. O něco později se je vydali Američané i Evropané hledat do odlehlých oblastí státu Oaxaca, aniž by přitom věděli, že...