Oyster Mushroom – Issue 118

Often found in the produce aisle of grocery stores, Oyster Mushrooms are a popular culinary mushroom. In Japan, Oyster Mushroom is known as Hiratake and is revered as a potent medicinal mushroom. Oyster Mushroom is a saprophytic mushroom, meaning he likes to grow on dead wood, helping to break down the fibers of fallen trees.

Oyster Mushroom is a great example of using food as medicine. As a tasty mushroom, this fungi can be added to any meals you add cooked mushrooms to and makes a great beverage as well. In this month’s issue, we’ll explore all the medicinal uses of Oyster Mushroom and many ways to create medicine from him as well.

All the World’s Your Oyster (Mushroom) Table of Contents:

Note to Parents
Supply List
Calendar
Herb Spirit
All About Oyster Mushroom
Herbal Glossary
Scramble, Search and More: Circle the Energetics, List the Vitamins and Minerals, List the Constituents, Word Search, Word Scramble, Multiple Choice
Herbal Botany
Herbal Lore: The Birth of Hiratake, the Oyster Mushroom
Songs and Poems: 
Herbal Recipes: Oyster Mushroom Extract, Oyster Mushroom Decoction, Oyster Mushroom Elixir, Oyster Mushroom Infused Oil, Oyster Mushroom Moisturizing Lotion, Cooking with Oyster Mushroom
Coloring Page
Herbal Crafts: Drawing of Oyster Mushroom,Oyster Mushroom Magnets
How Many Words
Maze: Can you find your way through the Oyster Mushroom?
Journal: Write your thoughts, medicine making notes and other information about your month with Oyster Mushroom
Crossword Puzzle
Resources

54 pages from Cover to Cover – PDF downloadable file