Earth Ancients

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 BijdendijkWHILE 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 p