Description
Introduction to Medicinal Mushrooms
Heartwood Education is pleased to offer a short course ‘Introduction to
Medicinal Mushrooms’. This course is taught by bendle, an experienced
herbalist, educator and forager who has developed a special interest in
mushrooms, both in terms of their medicinal properties and for their own
sake as living beings. The course is recommended for herbalists and for
herbal students and for other practitioners who use herbal medicines in
their practices.
In this course, which is made up of 16 videos (totalling 4.5 hours), each
with accompanying slides as well as a final bibliography, you will be
introduced to the identification of mushrooms and gain an overview of
their pharmacology, before looking at particular species, including button
mushrooms, Shiitake, Reishi and Artist’s Bracket, Turkey Tail, Chaga, Birch
polypore and Lion’s mane. This is followed by case histories
demonstrating the real world clinical application of medicinal mushrooms
before processing and extraction is discussed. The content then explores
Psilocybe species and Fly agaric before the course is rounded off with an
exploration of how fungi can help restore damaged environments.
All the materials are available to you when you start the course and you
can work through the teaching material at your own pace. You will have
access to the material for 3 months and can download the slides and
bibliography.
Disclaimer: this course is for educational purposes only and, on its own, is not intended to diagnose or treat any health condition.
