Agarikon
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Agarikon Antiviral Research: Influenza and Herpes Data
Agarikon extracts show antiviral activity against influenza and herpes in cell culture. What the data supports, what it doesn't, and the compound attribution error that runs through most coverage.
Agarikon and Paul Stamets: Saving an Endangered Mushroom
Agarikon is IUCN Endangered with a 70-75% population decline. Stamets has cultured 100+ strains from old-growth forests for antiviral and genome research.
Stamets' Agarikon Antiviral Claims: The Evidence
Paul Stamets claims agarikon fights viruses at 1:1,000,000 dilution. Here's what peer-reviewed studies actually measured, from BioShield to the UCSD trial.