This is an amazing collection of information about North American medicinal mushrooms. It's 608 pages folks, a tomb of knowledge with good color photography.

From the back cover:

A valuable resource for mycolgists, mushroom hunters, and wild-crafters as well as consumers and practitioners of natural health care, The Fungal Pharmacy, is a landmark compendium in the field of natural medicine. Noted herbalist Robert Rorgers synthesizes a remarkable array of knowledge on over three hundred species of medicinal mushrooms and lichens found in North American, including:

• Chemical constituents
• Clinical studies
• Historical and current use in cultures around the world
• Homeopathic uses, fungal essences, and personality traits
• Mycoremediation and propagation
• Global folklore, etymology, and cultural references
• Preparation methods
• Full-color photographs

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books (November 15, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556439539
• ISBN-13: 978-1556439537