VIRTUAL HERBALISM CONFERENCE - DAY 3
Medicinal Mushrooms in Current and Traditional Healing Modalities with Jasper Degenaars
Join mycologist and educator Jasper Degenaars to explore the world of medicinal mushrooms. With over twelve years of experience and a passion for blending science with lived practice, Jasper has taught thousands of students and co-created immersive courses and workshops worldwide. In this session, he shares the diverse uses of mushrooms, insights from modern research, and practical guidance for working with them safely and effectively in daily life, bridging traditional wisdom, science, and hands-on application for health and wellness.
Discussion Highlights:
- Preferred preparations for mushrooms
- Immunomodulation and β-glucans applications in the human body
- Fruiting body versus mycelium and the impact on mushroom value in products
- Impact of various substrates on chemical makeup and medicinal application
- A closer look at specific mushrooms such as reishi, turkey tail, lion’s mane, cordyceps, and chaga
- Acute versus long-term use of mushrooms
- Fungal polysaccharides and the microbiome
- Misleading medicinal mushroom claims to avoid in popular culture and social media
Jasper is a mycologist and educator at Fungi Academy. With 12+ years of mushroom cultivation experience and over 2500+ students taught since 2019, he illuminates the intricate world of fungi with passion and expertise.
Jasper has co-created over 20+ educational experiences and retreats on top of countless in-person workshops and classes he has taught all over the world. With a penchant for interdisciplinary collaboration, he cultivates diverse communities of learners, empowering them to explore the symbiotic relationship between fungi, people, and their environments.
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- at https://fungiacademy.com/
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OPENING CEREMONY: FEBRUARY 15
DAY 1: FEBRUARY 16
DAY 2: FEBRUARY 17
DAY 3: FEBRUARY 18
- 3:00 PM EST: Medicinal Mushrooms in Current and Traditional Healing Modalities with Jasper Degenaars
DAY 4: FEBRUARY 19
DAY 5: FEBRUARY 20
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