Medicinal Mushrooms in Guatemala.
Yvonne Sommerkamp, Ana Margarita Paz, Gastón Guzmán
International journal of medicinal mushrooms 2016 DOI: 10.1615/intjmedmushrooms.v18.i1.20 (opens in new tab)
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| Key findings | Guatemala has a rich tradition of using edible, medicinal, and hallucinogenic mushrooms, and scientific studies have validated some native and foreign species. |
Abstract
Guatemala, located in Central America, has a long and rich history in the traditional use of edible, medicinal, and hallucinogenic mushrooms. This article describes the use of these mushrooms and presents studies on the scientific validation of native and foreign species.