500mg daily, with food or on an empty stomach. Best in the morning or early afternoon
Medicinal mushrooms are generally used as tonics to support the various systems and organs over time. You may see benefits as soon as 1-2 weeks or you may notice a slower improvement over 2-3 months. Agarikon may also be used acutely at higher doses, in which case you can expect to see benefits within 2-3 days.
If you have a medical condition, are taking medications, or are pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
Pacific NorthWest (Washington State)
Agarikon was known in ancient Greece as the 'elixir of long life'. In the Pacific Northwest is was referred to as the 'bread of ghosts', and shamans of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples carved the conks into talismans to guard their graves.
Once widespread, Agarikon is now extremely rare, surviving in the old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Host Defense has focused on building an extensive culture library to preserve the species.
Modern research on Agarikon is limited. The published research is mostly geared toward trying to understand its reputed powerful antimicrobial activity.[1,2]
Host Defense grows its Agarikon on organic brown rice to provide a bio-digestible and bio-available product made from activated mycelium, not from indigestible fruitbodies and spores.
As a potent antimicrobial mushroom, Agarikon combines beautifully with other immune supportive mushrooms to offer synergistic immune benefits.
