Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as toxicity or infection.Wikipedia

Much info available for a variety of usages..Lost cultures called it the God Plant.. Philologist John Allegro weaves a path through history on the benevolence of the mushroom and it's varieties. Why a Philologist..see for yourself..U-tube has taken his book "The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross"..you've never heard this take before..probably because he's one of the few capable of translating ancient scrolls..Sumerian..Dead Sea Scrolls..great story and very educational even as a reflective of present societal dilemma. Here's pt.1