Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide

First off, I have heretofore known almost nothing about mushrooms except the standard button and baby bellas that we've bought from grocery stores for cooking. In recent searches of herb books, I came across the accolades for this book about the health benefit of mushrooms and thought it might be a helpful beginner's guide. I have only had time to skim through it for now, mainly for the unusual and stunning photos.The text seems pretty thorough about each type of mushroom presented, including precise directions on various ways to preserve them in general. I've only shown the initial steps of 3 of the multiple processes included (but not the 2nd set of pages that would finish each one). This is just to give an example of the clear step-by-step photos, which is nice for somebody like myself.I also included just 3 further examples of the many striking visuals in the book. Quite a few mushrooms are like something out of a playful and imaginative fantasy realm; others look very creepy and nightmarish to my inexperienced eyes. At this point, I can't say there are many mushrooms in the book I would wish to ingest in "any" form yet, but this is the point of learning about them. I don't know if I would feel confident foraging without an expert, since just like the herb world, there are often toxic look-alikes. However, this is my attempt in getting familiar with something new via an introductory book. It seems to be a very good start, even if only to show me up close the ones I would feel too squeamish to even touch. ... LOL. It would make a good coffee table book for the visuals.My only disappointment is the smell of the book pages ... it is glossy paper, so I'm unsure if it's the paper itself or the ink used to print it. It has a peculiar chemical odor (to me), which I'm hoping will wear off over time. I do have a keen sense of smell, plus I'm one of those weird people who love to sniff book pages while reading; however, this book certainly won't be one of them. Even just flipping through the pages at arm's length emits a detectable odor while brand new.Wish I could add some nice educational insight about the book's content like the other reviews by trained mushroom connoisseurs, but for the time being, I believe it is an excellent purchase for my library. Amazon also had the best price for it in my online searches.

This is a great book. I has some great recipes and I love the pictures. My kids have been asking me about mushrooms and now I have a great book to reference to. This has led me to buy some additional books on mushrooms.

The media could not be loaded. Christopher Hobb’s truly put together an amazing book. This would be a perfect gift for anyone that appreciates the beauty of nature or a lovely gift for yourself.Quality/Printing:This book is a true treat. The high quality of print and vibrant colors of photographs and artwork had me in awe. I saw mushrooms in a new light, and I never thought I would say a phrase like that in this lifetime. This book will have you viewing mushrooms through a different lens. I attribute this to the overall beauty of the book. Even the cover of the book is textured, there is something so organic about this added touch. I appreciate the beauty of mushrooms like fine art.Content of book:Hobb’s truly pays attention to detail. His knowledge is gifted to the reader in a well organized layout, making it easy to navigate the pages. This essential guide covers “Mushrooms for Health and Healing,” “Making Mushroom Medicine,” to topics about proper storage to awareness of dangers of some mushrooms found in the wild. This is a must have book for your home library, whether you plan to make mushroom medicines or want to widen your knowledge of mushrooms and dapple in the benefits while shopping in your produce aisle at the grocery store or farmers market. This is a true gem!

Very helpful. The author approaches the benefits of mushrooms in a traditional herbalist and scientific research manner and addresses all of the questions I had as well and as ones I didn’t know about. Excellent and beautiful book

Holy crap! Amazing quality, astonishingly informative, crossing ALL lines of inquiry of mushrooms and their usage! What a resource, written by a master!

From clear, sharp elegant photos to an enormous amount of information - I’ve just started going thru Christopher Hobbs’“medicinal mushrooms, the essential guide” and am already so in love with this beautiful publication I’ve already ordered THREE more copies to “gift” friends & family!

I liked the information on how to cook, pictures for how to find, and some science behind all of it. Top-notch. Definitely worth your time, and because you’ll use it as a reference guide, I would recommend the binded copy.

Very detailed and informative information, with amazing medical knowledge of the benefits of mushrooms, that we all should choose over pharmaceuricals.