8. Amanita Muscaria The Healing Herb · Herb of Immortality

The Rig Veda; Book VIII, Hymn LXVIII.

1.“This here is Soma, never restrained, active, all-conquering bursting forth, a Seer and Sage by sapience.

2. All that’s bare he covers over; all the sick he medicines, the blind man sees, the cripple walks.”

I came across this quote from the Rig Veda in an old 1898 encyclopedia in 1969 when I was thirteen and the questions it raised completely changed my life, leading me on a life long quest to understand the ancient and legendary Herb of Immortality.

So began my treasure hunt for this miraculous Herb of Immortality, a hunt through all the ancient religious texts and Mythology of Eurasia I could find; and reviewing all the other plant candidates that had been proposed as the original Soma. Seeking to find the one real thing all of these Myths seemed to have in common the “Magic Herb,” which since it is real, can be understood scientifically, becoming for me a search for real knowledge of this ancient miraculous healing plant; which may be the single greatest healing Herb on earth.

My own years of hands on research with Amanita Muscaria convince me that it is the only life form that could be the Soma, Haoma, Ambrosia, Nectar and Eucharist of the ancient religions. Not only is Amanita Muscaria truly Immortal; it also possesses very strong antibiotic, antiviral properties which we will explore further in this chapter. First we will compare the healings in three ancient religious texts; then we will examine the latest modern biochemical analysis of Amanita Muscaria, and lastly we will examine evidence from modern people who have been cured of various illnesses by consuming dried Amanita Muscaria.

The following is from the Sacred Secret

Action after Ingestion of the Soma, Haoma, Christ

The action of a drug in the human organism is fairly constant regardless of cultural differences. For example, Penicillin will cure certain infections in an Eskimo, Hottentot or you. It works the same regardless of culture; it will even work on someone who doesn’t believe it will work, because of this fact; this is an even more valid comparison than the two preceding ones. Names are tied to culture and thus subject to variation; the action of a drug or drug plant is not.

The action of the drug plant under consideration has features peculiar to itself. No other drug plant in Eurasia has all the effects of the one under our consideration; this uniqueness means we are not likely to be confused by another drug plant.

The reader is cautioned that this plant is a psychoactive plant. Ancient references to the blind seeing and the lame stepping forth may not be literal, as in the blind see (visions) and the lame steps forth (psychically), but in three different religions there are the exact same references to healing. I believe if this plant were tested, it would reveal very strong antibiotic and antiviral properties, and, surely the ancients knew a healing when they saw one. It will, however, take someone much more qualified than me to test this and discover the truth.

What we hope to discover is the reputed action of the plant in those three different religions. If there are correspondences between the action of the Soma, Haoma and the Christ/Eucharist, a simple chart will reveal it.

SOMA/HAOMA/EUCHARIST

1. General healing X X X 2. Deafness X V X 3. Blindness X X X 4. Lameness X V X 5. Leprosy V V X 6. Physical rejuvenation X X X 7. Mental illness I X X 8. Prophecy X X X 9. Prophets X X X 10. Intoxication X X X 11. Visions X X X 12. Voices X I X 13. Immortality X X X 14 Psychoactive Urine X X

X = Clearly stated in Texts. V = Covered by a general statement, such as the Rig-Veda’s statement that Soma cures all the sick. I = Implied in Texts.

1. General healing, any claim of healing.

2. Both deafness and blindness in the texts may be a spiritual concept, i.e. we are all blind and deaf until the herb opens our eyes and ears, however most hearing loss today is due to bacterial infections, or as complications from a serious illness.

3. The major cause of blindness even today is bacterial infections. A certain type of Bacterial blindness “Ophthalmic blindness” is transmitted by flies and was very common in the Middle East; it is now treated with antibiotics.

4. The major cause of lameness anciently, would be polio, a virus. A plant with antiviral properties may be an effective treatment.

5. Leprosy is cause by a bacterium; the modern treatment is with antibiotics.

6. Makes the old young (Yasna).

7. Several different types of mental illness are described in the New Testament along with what appears to be Epilepsy; all are supposedly cured or helped; the Christ/Eucharist and Soma/Haoma are all said to cast out demons in their respective texts.

8. & 9. Prophecy and prophets appear to be common to any variant of the Herb of Immortality Cult, the fact the herb is the only way to truly prophesy is always stressed.

10. All three agree on a Divine intoxication being one of the effects.

11. Visions, whether part of prophecy or not, are one of the effects. The blind seeing may also be a reference to visions.

12. The voice of the God is stressed in the Rig-Veda’s “Master poet never yet equaled” and the New Testament’s “Word of God”

13. It is hard to determine what exactly is meant in the texts by immortality and becoming immortal. All three religions stress this as the most important effect of the sacramental herb. “We have drunk the Soma, We have become immortal” Rig-Veda.

14. Psychoactive urine is found in all three texts, and was the conclusive proof that Amanita Muscaria is the Soma, Haoma, the New Testament reference to psychoactive urine is John 7: 37-38 and is proof that the Christ/Eucharist is also Amanita Muscaria.

Please note: I believe the only reason the Haoma column isn’t a perfect match, is the shattering of the Yasna’s texts by Alexander the Great’s invasion of Persia, plus my inability to get all of the remaining Yasna texts to compare to the other two. Once you understand that Amanita Muscaria is the subject of the most ancient veneration and is the real “Living God” of the Eurasian religious texts preserved from antiquity then the secret of the “Miracle healings” is laid bare.

Diseases; the tiny Demons

Bacteria are single celled life forms of the class Schizomycetes, that can be easily seen under a good optical microscope, most bacteria are completely harmless and some are very useful to man in creating cheese, vinegar, yogurt etc. however many bacteria create disease by infecting green plants and animals including mankind. Some of the most horrible diseases to afflict mankind are caused by bacteria such as Leprosy, Tuberculosis, the Black Death (bubonic plague), Cholera and Typhus.

Recently whole new classes of bacteria have been discovered that are up to two hundred times smaller than normal sized bacteria, and some of these micro bacteria have been implicated in causing human diseases including non rheumatoid Arthritis.

Antibiotics are chemicals that selectively kill bacteria, and many Fungi manufacture and secrete antibiotic compounds to eliminate or control the bacteria in their environment. Modern science has discovered hundreds of antibiotic compounds, mostly in the Fungi Imperfecti; such as Penicillin, the first antibiotic isolated from a Fungi. This discovery has revolutionized Medicine; since common Bacterial infections that 70 years ago were death sentences, are now successfully treated with Antibiotics. Unfortunately Bacteria have a high mutation rate and many disease Bacteria exposed to antibiotics quickly develop resistance to these chemicals eventually making those antibiotics obsolete for treating these bacteria.

The other major class of diseases in plants, animals and mankind are Viral in origin. Viruses can only be seen by using an electron-scanning microscope and are orders of magnitude smaller than bacteria. For a very good example of just how much smaller a Virus is than a Bacteria; we have to think on the larger scale that we are more familiar with; imagine if a single Bacteria cell was expanded to the size of a 747 airplane fuselage, at the same scale a single Virus would be the size of a rat! Viruses consist of a core of DNA/RNA surrounded by a protein case, and can only reproduce inside a living bacteria, fungi, plant, or animal cell. Viruses attach themselves to the outside of the cell membrane and then inject their DNA/RNA into the host cell, once inside a suitable cell the Virus DNA/RNA commandeers raw materials and forces the cell to produce the virus protein cases, while the viral DNA/RNA reproduces very rapidly at the cells expense. A single virus may become several hundred viruses, which then load themselves (the viral DNA/RNA) into the protein cases and leave that cell in search of more cellular victims, the host cell ruptured and depleted of the materials needed to heal it self, dies. Viruses are the ultimate users, the smallest known predators, and a most efficient life form in that it isn’t really alive, unless it’s looting a cell to reproduce itself. Viruses have a fairly high mutation rate, so a relatively harmless virus can mutate and suddenly become deadly.

Viral diseases include the common cold, influenza, Small Pox, Chicken Pox, Herpes, Rabies, and Polio. Rheumatoid Arthritis is now thought to be a viral disease; and viruses have been implicated as the cause of several Cancers. The latest research has shown that the same virus that causes Mononucleosis (mono) is also the cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) a degenerative nerve disease. Many Virus infections live in the nerves of animals where the animal’s immune system does not function; including Polio; which leads to paralysis of the infected nerves and the eventual atrophy of the affected limbs; and if vital nerves to the heart or lungs are infected Polio could quickly cause death. According to Archeologists who have studied diseases in the ancient Eurasian people, Polio was the major cause of lameness with Arthritis being the second major cause.

Unlike Antibiotics; Antiviral chemicals appear to be rare in Nature; and many of the Antiviral compounds used in modern Medicine are very expensive and have severe even toxic side effects. Now this apparent scarcity of antiviral agents in nature may have more to do with how we hunt for them than any real scarcity. Most antibiotics come from the simple fungi, which produce them to eliminate the bacterial competition for a limited food supply, finding and testing these Fungi for antibiotic use is fairly cheap compared to testing antiviral compounds.

Animals have immune systems and can deal with most virus infections; green plants on the other hand have no immune system of their own, there is no way a green plant can deal with a bacteria or viral attack. This is one reason the Mycorhiza fungi are so important; they supply their plant partners with antibiotic and antiviral compounds and these compounds keep the green plant healthy.

In the search for effective antiviral compounds the Mycorhiza fungi would be the logical starting place. Amanita Muscaria is a Mycorhiza fungus that can keep its symbiotic trees alive and healthy for thousands of years. Fortunately for us the ancients did most of the actual field research; in the Holy writings of the ancient Eurasian religions are the clues needed to rediscover an effective antiviral agent; Amanita Muscaria. The healing of the lame in the Rig Veda, Yasna, the Old Testament, and New Testament are obviously references to healing Polio a known virus.

The third major causes of diseases are parasites, which are single celled to multicellular animals that can range in size from microscopic organisms to intestinal worms several feet long. Malaria is a microscopic parasite transmitted by mosquitoes, which affects humans in large areas of the world. Many parasitic infestations are extremely hard to kill since chemicals that can kill a small parasitic animal are often very toxic to the large animal that is infested.

In nature the Amanita Muscaria mushroom is often found with paralyzed or comatose insects and slugs in or on the mushroom, this may be a sign that Amanita Muscaria could cure certain parasitic diseases, but this has not been proven.

The fourth major cause of diseases are fungal infections of which ringworm, athletes’ feet, and yeast infections are the most common, however some molds, mildews and other fungi can cause serious illness or death if their spores are inhaled in large quantities or if mold contaminated foods are eaten. It is thought by many Health Professionals that the yeast infection Candida is actually to blame for a host of medical problems masquerading as separate diseases.

Some fungi infections can be very hard to combat with the standard antifungal agents in use today. Strange as it may seem some fungi manufacture and secrete potent antifungal compounds to reduce the competition in their environment from other fungi.

There are several compounds in Amanita Muscaria that exhibit antibiotic action and other medicinal effects, which are known to science.

The following short excerpts are from

Mycol. Res. 107 (2): 131-146 (February 2003)

DOI: 10.1017/8095376203007305

Review

Amanita Muscaria: Chemistry, Biology, Toxicology, and Ethnomycology.

By Didier Michelot and Leda Maria Melendez-Howell

“Ibotenic acid, and particularly muscimol, have to be regarded as the substances responsible for the psychotropic action of Amanita Muscaria. The effects of both substances are similar but not identical to the effect of the fungus in toto.”

Ibotenc acid

“Ibotenic acid (pantherin, agarin), i.e. a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-isoxazoloacetic acid, is colorless (crystals, C5H6N2O4, mol. wt. 158.11, mp. 150-152 deg. C decomposition), readily soluble in cold water. Any attempt of dehydration leads to decarboxilation yielding quantitatively muscimol.”

Muscimol

“Muscimol, i.e. 5-(aminomethyl)-3-hydroxyisoxazole, isolated from Amanita Muscaria, is colorless (crystals, C4H6N2O2, mol. wt.114.10, mp. 175 deg. C decomposition) readily soluble in cold water.”

“Interestingly, cycloserine (myxomycin, seromycin, D-4-amino-3-isoxazolidone) is an antimicrobial tuberculostatic agent that exhibits a similar carbon backbone as muscimol.”

“(-)-R-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidone-(2)

“(-)-R-4-hydroxy-pyrrolidone-(2), whose structure is closely related to ibotenic acid and muscimol, was found in Amanita Muscaria (Matsumoto et al. 1969a). This chemical frame is common in some micromycetes; they generally exhibit a potent biological activity against bacteria and other fungi (e.g. aureothrycin, equisetin).”

“A; B-(1->6) branched (1->3)-beta-D-glucan (AM-ASN) was isolated from A. muscaria. AM-ASN exhibited antitumor activity against Sarcoma 180 in mice (Kiho et al. 1992).”

(Sorry; no chemical drawing of AM-ASN is available to me at this time.)

As you can see, the two major chemicals Ibotenic acid and Muscimol found in Amanita Muscaria, are closely related to known antibiotics. Plus, the chemically related hydroxypyrollidone derivative found in Amanita Muscaria is a known antibiotic and antifungal; also found in micromycetes.

The chemical AM-ASN a Beta-glucan is extremely interesting for its antitumor activity; Sarcoma 180 is a standard cancer cell line that is used in cancer research all over the world. AM-ASN may in fact be the antiviral compound we are searching for but that testing has yet to be performed.

No specifically antiviral compounds are found in this paper; that doesn’t mean that they do not exist in the mushroom; it simply means that no research has been done in this area.

This is the basic research on the antibiotic properties of Amanita Muscaria however there are other medicinal properties that are very interesting concerning ibotenic acid and muscimol in this paper.

“Ibotenic acid and muscimol are respectively conformationally restricted derivatives of glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).”

“Glutamic acid is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in mammalian central nervous systems and its receptors are implicated in neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Huntington’s disease. Inhibitory glutamate receptors (IGluRs) constitute a class of ion channel proteins equivalent to glycine and GABA receptors. Ibotenic acid acts on IGluRs (Cleland 1996).”

“AMPA, a synthetic analogue of ibotenic acid, displays the same typical moiety and was found to be more effective and specific glutamate agonist than the parent compound (Watkins, Krogsgaard-Larsen & Honore 1990).”

“There is evidence that damaged function of GABA mediated inhibitory synapses is implied in experimental and clinical seizure disorders. Decreased concentration, and then activity of GABA, may have a role in human epilepsy. Muscimol is a potent conformational analogue and biologically active biosostere (Krogsgaard et. el. 2000).”

“This toxin tightly binds with the gamma-aminobutyrate receptor (de Feudis 1980). Moreover, it is also an inhibitor of neuronal and glial GABA uptake and a substrate for the GABA- metabolizing enzyme: GABA transaminase. Subsequently, some research teams tried to improve the potency of drugs. Lipophilicity is of considerable interest for the prediction of the transport, adsorption and distribution properties of molecules, and so is an important factor in drug design. More lipophilic bioisosteres of muscimol and GABA have been synthesized, such as Tiagabine. This drug was marketed as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of epilepsy, Gabatril ® (Krogsgaard-Larsen 1977, Krogsgaard-Larsen et. el. 1994, Krogsgaard-Larsen, Frolund& Frydenvang 2000).”

Here we have ibotenic acid and muscimol both having beneficial effects on human epilepsy and perhaps Huntington’s disease or other neurological disorders. The reference to muscimol as a “toxin” is to be expected in a paper dealing with the chemistry of a “poisonous mushroom”.

In the ancient world epilepsy was the proof that demons possessed certain humans, a belief that was only reinforced with every seizure, which can be very frightening to any onlooker, and devastating for the victim. Any substance that could cure or moderate this disease would have been held in the very highest regard in the ancient world. Most of the people in the New Testament, who are said to be possessed by demons with a detailed description of their symptoms; appear to be epileptics who are reported to be cured by the Christ/Eucharist.

I believe Amanita Mascara’s many medicinal benefits explain why Christianity first spread across the Roman Empire among the sick.

Testimonials Patient Zero; Donald E. Teeter Italic section originally published 2001 in The Sacred Secret.

I purchased some dried Amanita Muscaria specimens through mail order. On opening the bag, I was struck by a most pleasant aroma. Somewhere in my body an old switch clicked, it was as if my body somehow had prior knowledge of what was now in my hands. A small taste test confirmed that it tasted just like it smelled. It was not bitter or nasty at all, but sweet, actually tasty.

I ingested about 1/16 oz. weighed. The effects were very mild; slight euphoria; slight increase in ambient light, these pleasant effects lasted about 3 hours.

One week later, I ingested 1/8 oz. (3.5 grams.). More pronounced effects: general internal calm, very soothing; visual illusions of color, blue being especially brilliant; waviness of the visual field; slight impairment of walking; illuminated changing color patterns with eyes closed. After about 2 hours: drowsiness set in, lay down with closed eyes, extraordinary visual illusions, inner sense of peace. 4-1/2 hours after ingestion feel rested and back to normal.

One week later, ¼ oz. ingested. Much more pronounced effects with quicker onset: a semi-dark room is brilliant with light, I walk like a drunk and lying down is mandatory. After about 2 hours: intense Persian carpet patterns with eyes closed, great sense of inner peace, some auditory effects.

One week after this, I ingested ½ oz. (about 3 specimens), very quick onset, just minutes. Laying down mandatory after about 1 to 1-1/2 hours: extreme inner calm; indescribable illuminated visions; extremely complex auditory effects, ranging from a narration of the visions to complex “sayings or teachings” for lack of a better word. The experience was not all one way as in being spoken to; to questions, it gave answers; sometimes the visions would illustrate answers! At some point, I spiritually journeyed to a place I can only call the kingdom of light. Everything seen was illuminated with an Inner Light. This vision was a cohesive whole, with a beginning, middle and end. The visual and auditory effects subsided after about 4-1/2 hours. 6 hours after ingestion, I felt rested and physically rejuvenated this sense of physical well being lasted for about 14 days after ingestion.

During the 1/8 oz. experience, I noticed a burning sensation at a cold sore site; I had been having cold sores (2 or so a year) since my early teens. The sensation felt just like a cold sore coming on. Some warts on my hand also tingled. The cold sore never did erupt. The warts tingled more with increasing doses, after the ½ oz. dose, the warts disappeared over night. It has been 10 years since I first tasted the Soma; I have not had a cold sore or a wart since! * Warts and cold sores are two different kinds of Herpes virus. This mushroom appears to me to be an antiviral agent.

Reasons why I believe Amanita Muscaria contains one or more antibiotic, antiviral agents.

1. Ancient references to healing, spanning 2000 years.

2.Presence of the herb in milk can retard its spoilage for over 24 hours at a room temperature of 60-65 deg. F.

3.The penicillin like property of being excreted (urinated) unchanged a very useful property for an antibiotic.

4.The urine containing the drug also shows a delayed spoilage.

5.The mycorhiza fungus, as a symbiot with trees, is reported to manufacture antibiotics for its host tree. Such chemicals may be just as useful in fighting infection in a mammal as in a tree.

6. The personal experience of being healed, and the observation of other people being healed by Amanita Muscaria.

In the spring of 2002 I was in Austin Texas; and one morning I woke up with a burning pain deep in my left hip and it was very hard to walk. Over the next few weeks the burning pain spread across my lower back and into my right hip, walking was now very painful. Approximately a month after the first symptoms appearance I was diagnosed as having Arthritis, the pain was excruciating and I couldn’t walk more than a few steps without a cane. I did not have any Amanita Muscaria mushrooms, the preceding summer in upstate New York had been very dry and I didn’t find very many and those few were now gone.

Then I met David at the Gardens of the Ancients; in Manor Texas, he was very interested in the Amanita Muscaria mushrooms and he ordered a pound from a supplier. About ten days later they arrived, and David invited me over to show him how I used the mushrooms. I made up some Ambrosia; a simple cold-water extract, and that evening we consumed some small pieces of mushroom cap washed down with the Ambrosia.

The very next morning the burning pain was greatly reduced and I had much better mobility. A few days later I purchased a ¼ oz. and consumed them all. The next morning the burning pain was completely gone from my back and both hips and I could now walk upright without the aid of the cane.

*It has now been 14 years that I have been without a cold sore or wart; several Physicians and other health care workers have told me that modern medicine can only suppress the symptoms of cold sore herpes; that there is no known cure, and that complete remission from the cold sore herpes symptoms for more than a decade is very unusual.

I no longer get colds or flu’s; at the first sign of a cold or flue I simply consume a small piece of mushroom (1-2 grams) and all symptoms disappear; usually within a few hours. One time I was away from home visiting relatives, and I came down with a nasty flue that was going around; I had no A. M. mushrooms with me, and I got very sick, very quick. On returning home the next day I consumed about 1/8 oz. of caps and stems and went to bed, about 8 hrs later I woke up feeling well, with no symptoms of this flue.

A small piece of Amanita Muscaria mushroom cap placed on an infected tooth and left on for several hours will kill off the infection very quickly; the pain usually stopping in less than an hour; with the infection usually cured with one or two small pieces of cap.

I watched my son Neil cure Kennel cough (a communicable canine lung infection) in three dogs with a small bowl of ambrosia given to each one; which they quickly consumed, with complete remission of all symptoms from just one dose. Several people have told me that Kennel cough can be very hard to treat with the standard antibiotics and often takes months. The fact the dogs consumed the ambrosia so readily; shows me that they instinctively knew it would be good for them. Donald E. Teeter

I have been suffering from chronic back, hip, and leg pain for about four years. Recently, I was told by an Orthopedic Surgeon, that I had Bursitis in my hip and Tendonitis in my back. I could hardly walk and I shuffled about like the elderly, the pain was exhausting.

I was encouraged to try the Amanita Muscaria. The first day I sucked on a cap for a while and then ate it. That evening I made a tea with it. The next morning, I had regained the mobility in my hip; I could now take normal strides. I continued to take the mushroom in some form twice every day for two weeks.

I still suffer some pain, but I can walk much better now.

Twice I have used the mushroom for dental care. Once after a lot of dental work my gums were sore, recently for a gum infection. I put a piece of cap over the affected area like a Band-Aid and sucked on it. Both times it pulled the infection out.

6/8/04

K. Lee

Age 35

I consume small quantities of dried Amanita Muscaria mushroom as needed whenever I feel sad or anxious. I never felt “high” on Amanita Muscaria, just what I considered normal, I still feel my emotions but with Amanita Muscaria I don’t feel controlled by them.

While using this Mushroom I have noticed my ever-present insomnia is gone and I sleep better than I have for years. I have also noticed Colds and Flues are now so mild I don’t take medication to control the symptoms. However, I do eat more dried Amanita Muscaria mushrooms when I start to feel sick.

One small dose of 1 to 2 grams of dried Amanita Muscaria mushroom at night is all I need to take for maintenance; I sleep very well and don’t have as many body aches or pains. Over the years I have used prescription as well as illegal drugs to treat my insomnia and to escape from emotions I didn’t want to feel. Often the side effects and increasing tolerance of these drugs brought on a deepening dependency and depression, as these medications would leave me either intoxicated or sleepy.

Now with Amanita Muscaria it’s nice to be both sober and in control of my body and mind.

L. L. Garner 5/5/05

We have noted repeatedly that Amanita Muscaria has a number of healing properties; these include arthritis and joint pain relief, stomachaches or nausea, diarrhea, toothaches, anxiety relief, insomnia, and a reduction in generalized infections. In all of these cases we have seen a clear repeatable pattern of AM helping in the above ailments

Arthritis and Joint Pain.

I have noticed a number of people that had near miraculous improvement in hip and knee pains after taking doses of AM. Researchers have noted in the last 5 years that the most prevalent forms of arthritis are caused by a nanobacteria. During the active period of the experience pain seems to vanish and the body feels almost pain free, I have noticed this dramatic effect myself and many other people have also commented on this feeling. I am sure this is partly due to the mental effect of the muscimol, but I also suspect there is an antibacterial and antiviral and antifungal effect of the AM. This reduction in the activity of these internal populations of nanobacteria could also account for the significant reduction in pain due to ingesting the mushroom or its other products.

Nano bacteria and the Heart

In scientific papers were have studied we have noticed that AM is clearly antibiotic and antifungal. But the ability of AM to kill or reduce the populations of nanobacteria is remarkable. The effect is not permanent but does seem to be additive over time. Nanobacteria also play a major role in heart attacks, tooth and gum disease, and cardiovascular disease particularly the build up of plaque.

Although we have not directly studied the effect on the heart and cardiovascular, I would suspect that the de-stressful aspects of AM and the ability to control nanobacteria might make it a very powerful heart medicine. Other mushrooms are renowned heart medicines such as Reishi, shitake, cordyceps and other mushrooms. I would not be at all surprised if the ability of these species to kill nanobacteria is the principle benefit to the heart and cardiovascular.

Toothaches

We have noted a clear improvement to toothache pain and infection by placing a piece of AM over the painful tooth or gum area. Although the effect is not as potent as peyote the effect is noticeable and repeatable. AM relieves the pain, inflammation and swelling of the tissues and also is good at de-stressing the subject since tooth pain is very stressful and agonizing.

Anti-anxiety Agent

AM is a remarkable de-stressing agent, during the active period of the dosing the AM is very calming to the nerves and most people who are stressed out will quickly find themselves in dreamland. The effect is so remarkable that many paintings of the middle ages show people who have eaten AM passed out in the fields along a brook or in the forest. One of the most obvious and sure properties of AM is the effect that a tired worn out person will soon find himself in deep sleep if they take a dosage in excess of 7 to 10 grams. Other effects include a stabilizing of the nerves and the nervous system as the nervous systems seems to get a break and calm down, allowing the subject to get needed rest that their anxiety condition has prevented. AM is really a god send when an over stressed person needs to break the cycle of stress that seems bound to be a downward spiral into insomnia and anxiety. Usually the day after the dosage the subject feels good, unlike alcohol, which stresses the nervous system and makes you feel hung over. The AM makes one feel refreshed, revitalized and relaxed.

David Schanzle; Owner, Gardens of the Ancients Herb Emporium and Nursery. Manor TX.