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Fomitopsis

 Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) is one of the largest and longest living mushrooms inthe world, some known to be as old as 50 years. This needs to be seen in perspectiveof the fact that garikon starts out growing on already mature trees. !t re"uires old growth forests to survive.

Historical records indicate that Agarikon may have been the most important medicinalmushroom of ancient Europe. The earliest preserved record dates to 65 B.C., when it was listedby Gree physician !ioscorides in "ateria "edica as a remedy for tuberculosis. #5

$t may be a species of a by%one era. &%arion is practically e'tinct in Europe. ()6  "ost remainin%Agarikon mushrooms are now found in the moist old %rowth rain forests of western *orth&merica. +ortunately, it can be cultivated, so there is no immediate ris of losin% the %eneticmaterial.

There is little modern research on the medicinal use of Agarikon extract but traditional use ofthis medicinal mushroom included tuberculosis #ycobacterium tuberculosis- and pneumonia

$acillus pneumoniae and others-. $ts also been used topically as a poultice to relieve muscleand seletal pain.

Con%ruent with this is a report from /oland, listin% the historical uses of Agarikon extract tohave included lun% conditions cou%hin%, asthma- and rheumatoid arthritis, but also infectedwounds and open bleedin%. $t is said to have been considered an eli'ir for lon% life. ()0

$n *orth &merica, it is believed that Agarikon extract was used by *ative &mericans asprotection from smallpo' and other diseases brou%ht over by the Europeans. But there is nodefinite written record of this information. The Haida *ative &merican mytholo%ical traditionalso retains a connection between &%arion and the female creator spirit 1aven, and withfemale se'uality.

Two mentions in modern scientific literature include Agarikon extract with other mushroomsthat elicit a stron% immune enhancin% effect in sub2ects.  ()3, ()4

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