Medicinal Mushrooms - Detoxification, Healing Diseases & Boosting Immunity Employing mushrooms to achieve optimal wellness is the next frontier within modern medicine. Mushrooms have been traditionally used for the maintenance of physical well-being and the treatment of numerous diseases since ancient times throughout Asia. Today, mushrooms are among the most commonly used of all integrative, complementary, and alternative therapies, especially in the field of oncology. In Asian countries, m