While mushroom therapy is not well known in Europe, it is a widespread method in the East and throughout Asia. Mycotherapy is a relatively young holistic medical formula. Scientific research is underway to authenticate this discipline. New therapists are gradually joining this world of natural care. Discover the values of this therapeutic procedure.  

Mycotherapy: health through mushrooms

Mushroom health is a well-known formula in the Eastern world, particularly among the Chinese. The practice goes back beyond antiquity, and we note the use of mushrooms for therapeutic purposes as far back as prehistoric times. In China, these plants are used to treat a wide range of illnesses. In Oriental medicine, this long experience is said to have persisted for 4,000 years. In today's trend towards natural processes, the emphasis is on mycotherapya branch of the nutritherapy and phytotherapy.

General information on mycotherapy

Mycotherapy is part of alternative medicine. Scientific research is currently underway to identify the virtues of a number of mushrooms. Among registered edible mushrooms, there are also over 650 species with curative effects. This great potential offers hope for the discipline, which is part of the future of non-conventional medicine.  

Some examples of mushrooms in mycotherapy

Don't look far: ordinary edible mushrooms, which you can easily find at the market, have therapeutic virtues. Usually, you prepare them in your kitchen to make succulent meals, without knowing that they can have curative actions.

Buttonmushrooms, which you usually use for gourmet dishes, are rich in a number of vitamins. It stimulates your body's immune system, helping to prevent or cure certain diseases.

Morels have antibacterial properties. It gives a fine prowess to the kidneys. This type of mushroom is usually used to boost the immune system.

Girolle is a medical alternative for vitamin and protein cures. It is also a highly effective antioxidant.

Some species, such as shiitake and reishi, are also highly regarded. These types of mushroom have long been used for anti-inflammatory treatments. What's more, they have been scientifically proven to have anti-cancer properties, making them an ideal adjunct to chemotherapy.

Mycotherapy, an ordinary formula

Mushrooms are foods in their own right, and can be used as a dietary supplement. To eat them, however, they must be properly cooked. Otherwise, they could be dangerous!

If you're using mushrooms as a dietary supplement, choose the powdered solution. You can add it to your soup or any other recipe.

Edible mushrooms are available from supermarkets and market gardeners. With a little knowledge, you can plant them in your own garden. You can also pick them around trees, with care. However, you need to be very careful, as mushrooms, as parasitic plants, readily assimilate substances contained in the soil or on the surface where they have grown. There is a risk that they may contain high levels of heavy metals or radioactive materials.

Health through mycotherapy

Mushroom treatment is a long-term formula. If you have chosen to undertake a medical cure with mushrooms, patience is essential: you won't be cured in an instant. A mycotherapeutic treatment not only aims to eradicate the disease, but also to eliminate its origins. That's why the treatment undertaken is purely individual.

The benefits of mycotherapy

In view of the increase in chronic illnesses and the side-effects of certain drugs, people are turning back to natural treatments. Chemical processes have only one action and very wide-ranging undesirable effects. A mushroom may have several virtues, thanks to the many substances it may contain. Mycotherapy is therefore the preferred treatment.

By eating mushrooms, you detoxify your body's digestive system. The plant has the effect of removing the toxic agents you have assimilated from unhealthy foods.

Mycotherapy also works to stimulate your immune system. Certain mushrooms boost your body's production of antibodies. As a result, your body is able to resist bacterial attack and won't easily fall prey to pathologies.

Preventing and curing, complementing care

Mycotherapy is a highly effective alternative for preventing Alzheimer's disease. Mushrooms stimulate the efficiency of nerve cells.

Mushrooms have long been used to treat stomach and liver ailments. Thanks to their detoxifying effect, they can solve problems of the digestive system. Mycotherapy is therefore a solution to indigestion problems.

With adaptogenic properties, mushrooms act against stress, nervous breakdowns and cardiovascular problems.

Finally, we use mycotherapy for cancer treatment. In this case, it is not a treatment in its own right. Whatever the stage of the tumor, mushroom therapy is only a complement to the treatment.