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A full-color reference guide to beneficial plants and mushrooms
"An excellent resource about the natural properties of plants."—Kirkus Reviews
• Explores the ethnobotany and practical applications of 30 plants, fruits, nuts, bulbs, roots, flowers, and mushrooms that support the immune system, digestion, endurance, vitality, and the brain
• Examines ritual and mind-expanding plants such as fly agaric, blue lotus, cannabis, and peyote cactus
• Offers 60 delicious vegetarian recipes (two for each plant or mushroom) by Michelin star chef Joris Bijdendijk
WHILE KNOWING that spending time in nature and eating healthy is important, we often dismiss the fact that plants have been used as healing medicine for thousands of years.
In this guide, Wouter Bijdendijk highlights thirty mushrooms, herbs, flowers, fruits, nuts, bulbs, and roots that support the immune system, digestion, endurance, vitality, and the brain—from ginseng and turmeric to chaga and reishi to olive and chamomile. He also explores several plants that have played a significant role in rituals and ceremonies, such as fly agaric, blue lotus, cannabis, and peyote cactus, enabling our ancestors to connect with deeper layers of themselves, the spiritual realms, and the Divine. Michelin star chef Joris Bijdendijk provides two delicious vegetarian recipes for each major plant, offering culinary delights to help you easily incorporate the medicinal powers of these plants in your life.
A journey through the deep and ancient roots of plant knowledge, from folk uses to mystical properties to the vital role of plants in human evolution, this book shows you how to harness the natural power of plants to revitalize your body, integrate your spirit, and empower your life.
Contents
Preface
Our Immune System
How to Use This Book
Working with Medicinal
and Ritual Plants
Methods
MUSHROOMS
Chaga
Button Mushroom
Ink Cap
Reishi
Shiitake
Lion's Mane
Further Plant Journeys
Fly Agaric
Psilocybin
FRUIT & NUTS
Papaya
Grape
Bilberry Olive
Walnut
Cloudberry
Further Plant Journeys
Kola Nut
Crabwood
HERBS AND SPICES
Clove
Parsley
Sage
Verbena
Saffron
Valerian
Further Plant Journeys
Cannabis
Sweetgale
LEAVES AND FLOWERS
Nettle
Ginkgo
German Chamomile
Matcha
Meadowsweet
Dandelion
Further Plant Journeys
Coca
Blue Lotus
Huachuma Cactus
Peyote Cactus
BULBS AND ROOTS
Ginger
Ginseng
Garlic
Turmeric
Horseradish
Black Radish
Further Plant Journeys
Maca
Kava
Tepezcohuite
Tabernanthe Iboga
Afterword
Glossary
Notes
Resources
Recipe Overview
Food Glossary
Index
About the Authors
