A Healing and Sacred Native American Mushroom
Although I don't have years of experience working with the wild Apán mushroom, it was brought to my attention a few months ago by the veterinarian who works for our New Biology Clinic. She is a long-time student and user of mushrooms as therapeutic agents, as am I. Some of the most impressive results I have seen with cancer patients has occurred with those taking some form of chaga mushroom, and I have seen many people with a variety of illnesses helped with ganoderma mushroom, lion's mane, shitake and other medicinal mushrooms.
To me the explanation for this phenomenon is simple and straightforward: The role of mushrooms in our world is to digest that which is dead or dying, particularly when associated with a poisoning event, and to recycle it into something wholesome, beautiful and even nutritious. No better example of this can be seen than after a toxic oil spill; if one inoculates the area with a variety of mushrooms, the mushrooms are able to clean up the oil spill and even produce an edible product as a result. It is as if nature put mushrooms into the world to eat and digest that which has been poisoned.
Apán is a powerful mushroom native to North America. It is used as a sacred medicine by some Native American healers and in their ceremonies. Reading through the stories of its use, the theme of recycling and making whole is a recurrent image. It is used for both people and animals.
We are excited to offer this important medicinal mushroom for our customers. As always, we welcome your feedback.
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Tom