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Mushroom Of God. Omega 6 and Vitamin D Powerhouse. Tastes Like Almonds. Why Was It Forgotten?

190x More Vitamin D Than Store-Bought Mushrooms: Why The "Mushroom of God" Disappeared From America There is a mushroom sold in high-end health food stores today for $50 a bottle, marketed as the Brazilian "Mushroom of God" or the Japanese "Himematsutake." It is revered for boosting the immune system and fighting cancer. But in 2002, DNA testing revealed an embarrassing truth: It isn't Brazilian. It isn't Japanese. It is a native North American mushroom that was the "King of the Gilded Age" in 1890s New York, before it was erased from history by the button mushroom industry. This is the story of the Almond Agaricus (Agaricus subrufescens), the most medicinal and flavorful fungus in American history, and how a case of mistaken identity allowed us to sell our own biological heritage back to ourselves at a 1000% markup. 🔬 THE SCIENCE: While the common white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) smells like dirt and offers minimal nutrition, the Almond Agaricus smells of marzipan (benzaldehyde) and acts as a metabolic powerhouse. Nutritional analysis reveals the disparity: Vitamin D2: When sun-dried, Almond Agaricus contains up to 3,800 IU per 100g (vs. less than 20 IU in button mushrooms). That is 190x the vitamin D content. Beta-Glucans: It contains 11.6g per 100g of Beta-1,3/1,6-Glucans (vs. 8g in button mushrooms). These compounds directly stimulate Natural Killer (NK) cells and macrophages, waking up the immune system. Fatty Acids: It is 70-75% Linoleic Acid (Omega-6), an essential fat the body cannot produce. Antimicrobial: Extracts have been proven bactericidal against Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus in the gut. In 2002, researchers (Wasser et al.) confirmed via DNA analysis that the famous Brazilian medicinal mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murill) was genetically identical to Charles Peck’s 1893 New York specimen (Agaricus subrufescens). We had the cure in our backyard the whole time. 💰 THE SUPPRESSION: The disappearance of this mushroom wasn't a conspiracy; it was a casualty of the cold chain. The Almond Agaricus bruises yellow when touched and thrives in heat (70°F+). In the 1920s, the Pennsylvania mushroom industry moved production into unheated caves and cellars to save money (50-60°F). The Almond Agaricus died in the cold. The industry switched to the "Snowball" strain of button mushroom because it was a "tank"—it loved the cold, refused to bruise, and could survive a bumpy truck ride. We traded flavor and medicine for a mushroom that looked pretty in a wooden crate. Today, we import the Almond Agaricus from Brazil and China as an exotic superfood, ignoring that it grows better in an American summer garden than the button mushroom ever could. 📚 SOURCES: Kerrigan, R. W. (2005). Agaricus subrufescens, a cultivated edible and medicinal mushroom, and its synonyms. Mycologia. Firenzuoli, F. et al. (2008). The Medicinal Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murrill: Review of Literature. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Jasinghe, V.J., & Perera, C.O. (2005). Distribution of ergosterol in different tissues of mushrooms and its effect on the conversion of ergosterol to vitamin D2. Food Chemistry. Wasser, S. P. et al. (2002). Is a Widely Cultivated Culinary-Medicinal Royal Sun Agaricus Indeed Agaricus blazei Murrill? International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. Mourão, F. et al. (2011). Fatty Acid Profile of Agaricus subrufescens. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. Bernardshaw, S. et al. (2005). Immune stimulation by Agaricus blazei Murill extracts. Inflammation Research. #AncestralYields #Mycology #MedicinalMushrooms #FoodHistory #GardenRebellion #AlmondAgaricus #Permaculture #Superfoods #ImmuneHealth #GrowYourOwn