For over three thousand years, the amazing shiitake mushroom has been known in China and Japan, where it is rightfully considered the pride of medicine and cooking. Shiitake is not just a delicacy that adds a subtle taste to dishes, it is also a real elixir of life. By consuming shiitake, you can cure diabetes, malignant and benign tumors. Many infections, nervous and inflammatory diseases. Shiitake can even stop AIDS by supporting and strengthening the immune system. Shiitake is also an excellent cosmetic product with a rejuvenating effect. How to properly cook, use for medicinal and cosmetic purposes, as well as how to grow shiitake, is described in detail in this book.