Novedades del último mes en libros de Micología

¿Sabías que un plato de setas cambió el rumbo de la humanidad? ¿Estaban los australopitecos andando dopados por la sabana? ¿Has oído hablar de la penicilina hispánica? ¿Provocó el cornezuelo de centeno la Revolucion francesa? ¿Por que la Amanita muscaria, la seta de Los pitufos, enloquecia a los vikingos berserkers hasta el punto de revolverse contra sus aliados? ¿De que decisiva forma fueron empleadas las setas en la Guerra Fria? ¿Cuando aprendieron a hablar? ¿Como ha contribuido la micologia forense a resolver grandes crimenes? Algunas han servido de sustento basico para el hombre durante siglos o son tan exquisitas que desde antaño proveen a paladares selectos. Otras han hecho retorcerse de dolor hasta morir a papas y emperadores en la realidad o la leyenda. En Egipto eran acaso el soma de los dioses y de alli y de Grecia y Roma nos llegan tambien como remedio para enfermedades. Las setas y el conjunto de los hongos constituyen en si mismos un alucinante universo casi insondable. Bucear en su fabulosa historia es hacerlo en tambien en la nuestra como especie. ¿Yasser Arafat, envenenado por una seta? ¿Chips construidos con micelios? ¿Hongos radiactivos? ¿Casas en Marte con setas de ostra? Estas preguntas y muchas mas encuentran respuesta en Historia de las setas. El desconocido mundo de los hongos. Embarcate en un viaje apasionante al inexplorado y encantador reino Fungi y descubre en que medida su existencia y su evolucion han transformado la vida humana. Desde Otzi y la Edad de Piedra hasta los insolitos desafios de la micetologia moderna, este libro desentraña los secretos que se esconden tras estos seres silenciosos y revela conexiones inesperadas con los hechos historicos, la ciencia contemporanea, la geopolitica e incluso el futuro mas alla de la Tierra.

An hourly guide that spotlights twenty four fungus species as they spread spores find food and adapt to a changing planet On this mushroom filled day ecologist Alison Pouliot tours the world to introduce readers to a fascinating variety of fungi Each chapter of Mushroom Day introduces a single fungus during a single hour highlighting twenty four different species In the dark of the night the green glow of the ghost fungus guides us into the forest to learn about the mysteries of bioluminescence At dawn we awaken to find a fairy ring of mushrooms that has appeared overnight like something out of folklore But we don t have much time to linger as we must reach the Italian forest before other porcino hunters forage the morning s fattest and finest In the heat of the afternoon the ripe stench of the stinkhorn might send us out of the woods while the enticing aroma of the aniseed funnel lures us back in Late in the evening we spy a fungus known as the witches cauldron and wonder what it might tell us about the future By the end of our mushroom day we ll have glimpsed the diversity of this unique kingdom met fungus friends that feed and fascinate and learned how humans can encourage their flourishing For each hour celebrated artist Stuart Patience has de

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

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