PLANT POWER

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 prov