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Ethnomycology

Ethnomycology logo #21000 Ethnomycology is the study of the historical uses and sociological impact of fungi and can be considered a subfield of ethnobotany or ethnobiology. Although in theory the term includes fungi used for such purposes as tinder, medicine (medicinal mushrooms) and food (including yeast), it is often used in the context of the study of psychoactive mush...
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ethnomycology

ethnomycology logo #21009ethnomycology The study of fungi, both harmful and beneficial, in relation to human affairs. It is said that this is the study of the historical uses and sociological impact of fungi (also known as, 'fungi lore'), and can be considered a subfield of ethnobotany or ethnobiology. Although in theory the term includes fungi used for such purposes; su...
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