I was first introduced to this mushroom/fungi by Darryl Patton (The Southern Herbalist) to see if we could get some of the nerve damage in my entire back to heal and reconnect.
History:
At the time I was spending more time stuck in the house because I kept losing feelings in my lower half of my body (can't walk if ya can't feel your legs) and had to modify my living style. Being stuck inside was not and is not a comfortable place to be considering I enjoy the out doors to much (fresh air, birds and wildlife are out there) and disliked the limits it placed on me.
Results:
Within a month the results I had started with being aware of itching all along my spine (makes ya wish for arms/hands back there) from the base of my skull to the tailbone so I knew something was happening.
Now during this time I amped up my online learning of everything I could about this wonder that was giving me results that Drs said to basically suck it up and learn to live with it as they were willing to give me handfuls of drugs that alter your mind but did nothing to heal the damage.
I did not at any time lose my ability to mentally function nor was I removed from being in the first person level of altered thinking (not even a slight brain buzz).
Education:
Finding first hand experience online from folks is not easy so I had to go beyond the basic sites and get back into the real tests and data locations to find proof to back what I was experiencing in the first person perspective and see if we could go past the rat testing.
As I read and studied I was finding more things this wonder was doing on people with other issues from MS, Dementia, Tremors, and the list just kept growing all the while I was wondering why the hell American Drs were not suggesting this to their patients (yup it's the money folks).
Pictures of my tinctures and dried Lions mane:
Links:
Darryl Patton https://thesouthernherbalist.com/
http://www.herbslist.net/lions-mane.html
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C44&q=Hericium+erinaceus&btnG=
This YT video is by one of Darryl Pattons students...
I hope that this helps some folks learn a bit more about this wonderful mushroom.
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