Mushrooms : poisons and panaceas : a handbook for naturalists, mycologists, and physicians /
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| Author / Creator: | Benjamin, Denis R. |
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| Imprint: | New York : W.H. Freeman, c1995. |
| Description: | xxvi, 422 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2372359 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Cultural Attitudes Toward Mushrooms
- 2. History of Mushroom Eating and Mushroom Poisoning
- 3. Introduction to the Biology of Mushrooms
- 4. Nutritional and Culinary Aspects of Edible Mushrooms
- 5. Health Benefits and Medicinal Properties of Edible Mushrooms
- 6. Guidelines for Would-Be Mycophagists
- 7. Poisoning Not Caused by Mushroom Toxins
- 8. Spectrum of Poisonous Mushrooms
- 9. Incidence of Mushroom Poisoning
- 10. Sociology of Mushroom Poisoning
- 11. Diagnosis and Management of Mushroom Poisoning
- 12. Amatoxin Syndrome: Poisoning by the Amanitins
- 13. Delayed-Onset Renal Failure Syndrome: Orellanine or Cortinarin Poisoning
- 14. Gyromitrin Poisoning: Effect of Hydrazines
- 15. "Antabuse" Syndrome: Coprine Poisoning
- 16. Inebriation or Pantherine Syndrome: Effects of Isoxazole Derivatives on the Central Nervous System
- 17. Hallucinogenic Syndrome: Poisoning by Tryptamine Derivatives
- 18. Muscarine Poisoning: PSL Syndrome or SLUDGE Syndrome
- 19. Gastrointestinal Syndrome
- 20. Miscellany of Toxins
- App. 1 Chemistry of Mushroom Toxins and Methods of Analysis
- App. 2 National and Regional Field Guides for Mushroom Identification
- App. 3 Mycological Associations and Consultants
- App. 4 Mushroom Cookbooks.
