--- title: "27 Mushrooms Quotes By Paul Stamets" description: "27 Mushrooms quotes by Paul Stamets. Plus more from Paul Stamets and more Mushrooms sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/paul-stamets-12854_birch-trees_chaga-is-one-of-the-weirdest-mushrooms-y_389534.png" --- > [Chaga is one of the weirdest mushrooms you may ever see. A fungal parasite found on birch trees, Chaga is a hardened,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/chaga-is-one-of-the-weirdest-mushrooms-you-may-ever-see-a-fungal/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/paul-stamets-12854_birch-trees_chaga-is-one-of-the-weirdest-mushrooms-y_389534.png) > [Lion's mane mushrooms are not your classic-looking cap-and-stem variety. These globular-shaped mushrooms sport cascading teeth-like spines rather than the more common gills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/lion-s-mane-mushrooms-are-not-your-classic-looking-cap-and-stem/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/paul-stamets-12854_common_lion-s-mane-mushrooms-are-not-your-class_2214644.png) > [Enoki mushrooms, a tasty variety commonly sold in grocery stores, were one of the first mushrooms studied for preventing cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/enoki-mushrooms-a-tasty-variety-commonly-sold-in-grocery-stores-were/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/paul-stamets-12854_cancer_enoki-mushrooms-a-tasty-variety-commonly_1629573.png) > [Vitamin D from mushrooms is not only vegan and vegetarian friendly, but you can prepare your own by exposing mushrooms to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/vitamin-d-from-mushrooms-is-not-only-vegan-and-vegetarian-friendly/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/paul-stamets-12854_exposing_vitamin-d-from-mushrooms-is-not-only-veg_2720599.png) > [Although the trends are promising and reishi mushrooms exhibit a number of interesting medicinal properties, modern scientific techniques have yet to affirm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/although-the-trends-are-promising-and-reishi-mushrooms-exhibit-a/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/paul-stamets-12854_interesting_although-the-trends-are-promising-and-re_1349885.png) > [Although oyster mushrooms have been studied extensively and support health in a number of ways, it is also extremely important to always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/although-oyster-mushrooms-have-been-studied-extensively-and-support/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/paul-stamets-12854_always_although-oyster-mushrooms-have-been-stud_2014686.png) > [For many years, I have sought and studied Agarikon, an unusual mushroom native to the old growth conifer forests of North America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/for-many-years-i-have-sought-and-studied-agarikon-an-unusual-mushroom/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c69/paul-stamets-12854_america_for-many-years-i-have-sought-and-studied_1080631.png) > [Traditionally, our ancestors boiled mushrooms in water to make a soothing tea. Boiling served several purposes: killing contaminants, softening the flesh, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/traditionally-our-ancestors-boiled-mushrooms-in-water-to-make-a/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/paul-stamets-12854_ancestors_traditionally-our-ancestors-boiled-mushr_968075.jpg) > [My team and I have discovered, over decades of study, that mushroom mycelium is a rich resource of new antimicrobial compounds, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/my-team-and-i-have-discovered-over-decades-of-study-that-mushroom/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/paul-stamets-12854_compounds_my-team-and-i-have-discovered-over-decad_178402.png) > [Mushrooms are miniature pharmaceutical factories, and of the thousands of mushroom species in nature, our ancestors and modern scientists have identified several…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/mushrooms-are-miniature-pharmaceutical-factories-and-of-the-thousands/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/paul-stamets-12854_ancestor_mushrooms-are-miniature-pharmaceutical-f_2766461.png) > [Turkey tail mushrooms have been used to treat various maladies for hundreds of years in Asia, Europe, and by indigenous peoples in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/turkey-tail-mushrooms-have-been-used-to-treat-various-maladies-for/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/paul-stamets-12854_america_turkey-tail-mushrooms-have-been-used-to_803252.png) > [In the wild, an enoki mushroom is often squat-looking and its stem is rarely more than twice as long as the cap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/in-the-wild-an-enoki-mushroom-is-often-squat-looking-and-its-stem-is/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/paul-stamets-12854_caps_in-the-wild-an-enoki-mushroom-is-often-s_1085243.jpg) > [Mushrooms have many helpful nutrients, including beta glucans for immune enhancement, ergothioneines for antioxidative potentiation, nerve growth stimulators for helping brain function,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/mushrooms-have-many-helpful-nutrients-including-beta-glucans-for/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/paul-stamets-12854_brain_mushrooms-have-many-helpful-nutrients-in_3134008.png) > [Today, reishi stands out as one the most valuable of all polypore mushrooms in nature for the benefit of our health. Many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/today-reishi-stands-out-as-one-the-most-valuable-of-all-polypore/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca5/paul-stamets-12854_benefits_today-reishi-stands-out-as-one-the-most_1522054.png) > [Nitric oxide production by immune cells is one of the key mechanisms that our bodies use to destroy diseased cells. Enhancement of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/nitric-oxide-production-by-immune-cells-is-one-of-the-key-mechanisms/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/paul-stamets-12854_been_nitric-oxide-production-by-immune-cells_2105652.png) > [Mushrooms provide a vast array of potential medicinal compounds. Many mushrooms - such as portobello, oyster, reishi and maitake - are well-known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/mushrooms-provide-a-vast-array-of-potential-medicinal-compounds-many/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/paul-stamets-12854_array_mushrooms-provide-a-vast-array-of-potent_3025050.png) > [Growing the mycelium of the Chaga mushroom under laboratory conditions provides an ecologically friendly alternative supply of this unique medicinal mushroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/growing-the-mycelium-of-the-chaga-mushroom-under-laboratory/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/paul-stamets-12854_alternatives_growing-the-mycelium-of-the-chaga-mushro_492073.png) > [The majority of modern medicines originate in nature. Although some mushrooms have been used in therapies for thousands of years, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/the-majority-of-modern-medicines-originate-in-nature-although-some/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/paul-stamets-12854_although_the-majority-of-modern-medicines-origina_3004344.png) > [Lions mane may be our first smart mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/lions-mane-may-be-our-first-smart-mushroom-it-is-a-safe-edible-fungus/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/paul-stamets-12854_aging_lions-mane-may-be-our-first-smart-mushro_2567287.png) > [While reishi mushrooms have historically been prepared as teas or infusions, other modern preparations include capsules, tinctures, and fractionated extracts of mushrooms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/while-reishi-mushrooms-have-historically-been-prepared-as-teas-or/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/paul-stamets-12854_been_while-reishi-mushrooms-have-historically_738509.png) > [The virus-to-cancer connection is where medicinal mushrooms offer unique opportunities for medical research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/the-virus-to-cancer-connection-is-where-medicinal-mushrooms-offer/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/paul-stamets-12854_cancer_the-virus-to-cancer-connection-is-where_1967749.png) > [From dead plant matter to nematodes to bacteria, never underestimate the cleverness of mushrooms to find new food!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/from-dead-plant-matter-to-nematodes-to-bacteria-never-underestimate/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/paul-stamets-12854_bacteria_from-dead-plant-matter-to-nematodes-to-b_1372927.png) > [Agarikon contains antiviral molecules new to science. Researchers for pharmaceutical companies may have missed its potent antiviral properties. Our analyses show that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/agarikon-contains-antiviral-molecules-new-to-science-researchers-for/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/paul-stamets-12854_active_agarikon-contains-antiviral-molecules-ne_396942.png) > [Known colloquially as 'winter,' 'golden needle,' and 'velvet foot' mushrooms, enoki mushrooms grow across much of the world, inhabiting dead conifer trees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/known-colloquially-as-winter-golden-needle-and-velvet-foot-mushrooms/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/paul-stamets-12854_appearing_known-colloquially-as-winter-golden-need_1129558.png) > [In the past, mushrooms were maligned as nutritionally poor. Since they are about 80 to 90 percent water when fresh, their net…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/in-the-past-mushrooms-were-maligned-as-nutritionally-poor-since-they/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90d/paul-stamets-12854_about_in-the-past-mushrooms-were-maligned-as-n_1786244.jpg) > [Maitake mushrooms are known in Japan as 'the dancing mushroom.' According to a Japanese legend, a group of Buddhist nuns and woodcutters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/maitake-mushrooms-are-known-in-japan-as-the-dancing-mushroom/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/paul-stamets-12854_buddhist_maitake-mushrooms-are-known-in-japan-as_519654.jpg) > [Of all mushrooms commonly consumed, oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus stand out as exceptional allies for improving human and environmental health.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/of-all-mushrooms-commonly-consumed-oyster-mushrooms-in-the-genus/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f5/paul-stamets-12854_allies_of-all-mushrooms-commonly-consumed-oyste_2816182.png) ## Other authors on Mushrooms ## More by Paul Stamets > [Disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, oil spills and radioactive fallout cause massive death of people, pigs, bats and birds. These disasters also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/disasters-such-as-earthquakes-tsunamis-volcanoes-floods-oil-spills/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [My team and I have discovered, over decades of study, that mushroom mycelium is a rich resource of new antimicrobial compounds, which work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/my-team-and-i-have-discovered-over-decades-of-study-that-mushroom/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Mycelium is Earth's natural Internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/mycelium-is-earth-s-natural-internet/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Chaga is one of the weirdest mushrooms you may ever see. A fungal parasite found on birch trees, Chaga is a hardened, blackened, crusty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/chaga-is-one-of-the-weirdest-mushrooms-you-may-ever-see-a-fungal/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Agarikon contains antiviral molecules new to science. Researchers for pharmaceutical companies may have missed its potent antiviral properties. Our analyses show that the mycelial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/agarikon-contains-antiviral-molecules-new-to-science-researchers-for/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature. Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware, react…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/i-believe-that-mycelium-is-the-neurological-network-of-nature/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [I believe nature is a force of good. Good is not only a concept, it is a spirit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/i-believe-nature-is-a-force-of-good-good-is-not-only-a-concept-it-is/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Growing the mycelium of the Chaga mushroom under laboratory conditions provides an ecologically friendly alternative supply of this unique medicinal mushroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/growing-the-mycelium-of-the-chaga-mushroom-under-laboratory/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Maitake mushrooms are known in Japan as 'the dancing mushroom.' According to a Japanese legend, a group of Buddhist nuns and woodcutters met on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/maitake-mushrooms-are-known-in-japan-as-the-dancing-mushroom/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Life exists throughout the cosmos and is a consequence of matter in the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/life-exists-throughout-the-cosmos-and-is-a-consequence-of-matter-in/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [The task that we face today is to understand the language of nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/the-task-that-we-face-today-is-to-understand-the-language-of-nature/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [While reishi mushrooms have historically been prepared as teas or infusions, other modern preparations include capsules, tinctures, and fractionated extracts of mushrooms, mycelium, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/while-reishi-mushrooms-have-historically-been-prepared-as-teas-or/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Turkey tail mushrooms have been used to treat various maladies for hundreds of years in Asia, Europe, and by indigenous peoples in North America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/turkey-tail-mushrooms-have-been-used-to-treat-various-maladies-for/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [My family is delighted every time I cook maitake. Our taste buds awaken in anticipation of its rich, deep and nuanced flavors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/my-family-is-delighted-every-time-i-cook-maitake-our-taste-buds/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) > [Through trial-and-error and observable outcomes, our ancestors narrowed the field of edible mushroom candidates to just a few with remarkable, health-supporting properties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-stamets/through-trial-and-error-and-observable-outcomes-our-ancestors/) [Paul Stamets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-stamets/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mushrooms/paul-stamets/#itemlist", "name": "27 Mushrooms Quotes By Paul Stamets", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chaga is one of the weirdest mushrooms you may ever see. 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