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Book Summary - Mycelium running

Usages

- antibiotics
- increasing immune system's natural defense

potential cure for HIV

- environment management

mycofiltration: reduce risk of infection from sewage and effects of oil spill
- bioaccumulation: consolidates heavy metal
- Pest management: Cordyceps Metarhizium versus termites

Substrates

- Corn corbs

Insights

- diversity in fungal population directly correlated with strength and health of any ecosystem
- sensitive to dry contact. 1 layer of skin

References

- *Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms*, Paul Stamets
- *The mushroom cultivator*, Paul Stamets
- *Medicinal mushrooms*, Christopher Hobbs
- *MycoMedicinals*, Paul Stamets
- *All the rain promises and more*
- *Mushrooms demystified*
- *Oyster mushroom cultivation*, MushWorld
- *Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation, *MushWorld
- *One Straw Revolution*, Masanobu Fukuoka
- *Permaculture: A practical guide for sustainable future*, Mollison