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This research builds on decades of work studying #Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis), one of the rarest #medicinalmushrooms. We now have 120 strains of Agarikon in culture, in pursuit of identifying a potential “super strain” for #pandemic defense.

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Hi 🍄 folks!

At the #IMC27, I shared results from our placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial with @ucsandiego.bsky.social & the Krupps Center for Integrative Research, led by Gordon Saxe, MD, PhD, studying #Agarikon and #TurkeyTail #mycelium alongside #mRNA #COVID19 vaccination.

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... that was published in BMC Immunology today and highlighted by @ucsandiego.bsky.social, which found that a combination of #Agarikon + Turkey Tail #mycelium used alongside mRNA #COVID-19 #vaccination was safe, reduced vaccine side effects, and did not compromise antibody response.

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New Clinical Trial Validates Immune Benefits of Agarikon and Turkey Tail Mushroom Mycelium A new clinical study reveals the immune-enhancing effects of Agarikon and Turkey Tail mushroom mycelium, underscoring their potential in vaccination support.

New Clinical Trial Validates Immune Benefits of Agarikon and Turkey Tail Mushroom Mycelium #United_States #Olympia #Fungi_Perfecti #Agarikon #Turkey_Tail

🆕 ‪@ucsandiego.bsky.social publication

📣 Dbl Blinded placebo controlled study showing #Agarikon #TurkeyTail (Host Defense) #mycelium enhances #mRNA #COVID vaccines + reduces adverse side effects.

🤝Natural products & conventional medicine can work together!

🔗Source: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...