Medicinal Mushrooms

Garden & Nature

Health

Veronika Wähnert

Wolfgang Friese

Freya

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176 pages

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Easy to Discover, Grow and Try

Medicinal mushrooms: what is behind them? This book offers an easy way into the world of vital mushrooms. Alongside basic knowledge about fungi, it covers interesting facts from the fungal kingdom, the legal framework in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, tips on growing mushrooms, and recipes.

At its heart are species portraits that allow anyone to get to know these mushrooms and find them in nature. Affordable for interested beginners, compact and clearly laid out, the book includes interviews with users and an open discussion of critical questions. It aims to help every reader approach the subject individually and objectively, get to know the species presented and try them out for themselves.

Veronika Wähnert

Veronika Wähnert studied biology and worked for many years as a mushroom expert and trainer of PilzCoach instructors, later adding the use of mushrooms for dyeing. Her extensive knowledge of plants and fungi laid the groundwork for Medicinal Mushrooms (Vitalpilze), written with Wolfgang Friese and published by Freya in 2025.

Wolfgang Friese

Wolfgang Friese is a long-standing mushroom expert and trainer of PilzCoach instructors, with a wide knowledge of species and long experience in handling mushrooms. As a nature conservation officer, he knows the locations of plants as well as the value of protecting their habitats. Medicinal Mushrooms (Vitalpilze), written with Veronika Wähnert, was published by Freya in 2025.

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