Treatment with alcohol tincture or fly agaric decoction

Treatment with fly agarics is not the most familiar, even frightening, phrase. If we remember that “everything is poison and everything is medicine,” treatment with fly agaric is not perceived so categorically. From this article you will learn about fly agaric tincture with alcohol - what it helps with, what recipe it is prepared according to and what requirements it must meet. You will learn what medicinal properties the mushroom has, how to ensure its safe use and what to do if poisoning does occur.

Botanical description of fly agaric

A mushroom with a bright red cap strewn with convex white specks is perceived by humans as a mortal danger since childhood. Highly toxic compounds are actually concentrated in its pulp, in the cap. True, the lethal dose is not one cap at a time, but about a dozen (but you shouldn’t check it on yourself).

The pulp of the psychoactive mushroom is soft, white, thick. The cap is thick-fleshy, the leg is cylindrical, with a thickened base. The name of the fly agaric is telling - the mushroom is destructive to insects, the flies cannot drink the water accumulated in the mushroom cap, under the influence of toxic substances they lose mobility and drown.

Even a child knows what a fly agaric looks like, but few people know that animals actively eat it and even people ate it in difficult times. Deer, elk, goats and cows also do not always refuse the red and white “delicacy”. But it all depends on the area in which the mushroom grows. It turns out that the composition of the fly agaric, its toxicity, directly depends on the place of growth.

Chemical composition

The fruiting mushroom body contains several toxic compounds, and some exhibit psychotropic effects.

Composition of fly agaric:

Ibotenic acid is transformed into muscimol during drying, and both the acid itself and its metabolite penetrate well through the BBB. Risks the death of brain cells.
Muscimol is the main psychoactive ingredient in fly agaric. Its effect is sedative-hypnotic, dissociative.
Muscarine - causes vasodilation, a decrease in cardiac output, and at high doses provokes poisoning with nausea, vomiting, salivation, increased sweating, and decreased blood pressure.
Muscazone is the name given to the breakdown product of ibotenic acid under ultraviolet influence. Its psychoactive effect is insignificant (compared to other components).
Muscarufin is an antibiotic that, in small quantities, enhances the functioning of the endocrine glands and increases the overall tone of the body. It is used as an antitumor component in homeopathy. In high doses it is toxic.

And yet, everything is governed by the question of dose. Thus, French researchers have found that with the right dosage, red fly agaric can be considered a good sedative, a component of drugs against insomnia. Important! In Finland, Holland, and Norway they know how fly agaric is useful and use its capabilities in medicine. Alternative medicine uses microdoses of fly agarics as a remedy against anxiety disorders and a number of other pathologies .

Medicinal properties

The same muscarufin (the red pigment of the fly) is used as a natural antibiotic and a natural antitumor agent. A serious experiment was conducted on laboratory mice, which showed that muscaruphine inhibits the development of sarcoma.

Diabetes mellitus and more can be controlled with the help of fly agaric

Red fly agaric – medicinal properties:

Helps in the treatment of skin tuberculosis. Used strictly externally. Crushed, heated mushroom caps are turned into a paste, which is applied to the affected areas of the skin.
Treatment of oncological diseases with fly agaric tincture is a well-known practice of traditional medicine. On specialized forums you can find detailed reviews about this treatment. Official science has studied the effect of Amanita muscaria on tumors (benign and malignant) in laboratory mice, and their results may be encouraging.
Treatment of musculoskeletal pathologies. Again, we are talking about external use, about lubricating sore joints and certain parts of the spine with alcohol tincture. The compress is a sterile gauze, which is folded into 4 layers, moistened with alcohol tincture, and applied to the skin until completely dry. The wound-healing properties of fly agaric are also known - fresh mushrooms with torn off caps are kneaded, and this pulp is fixed on the wound with a bandage. But consultation with a doctor is required!
Fly agaric is also used for vision problems, spots before the eyes, conjunctivitis, and cataracts. How it treats ear pain and swelling of the ears.
Ointment and alcohol tincture can be useful for joint pathologies, radiculitis and arthritis. The ointment is made by mixing mashed fly agaric pulp and sour cream.

People with cardiovascular diseases, as many researchers believe, can feel the positive effects of fly agaric in microdoses. They are confident that the mushroom extract will help patients with cardiac ischemia, atherosclerosis and hypertension.

And diabetes can be controlled using the medicinal properties of fly agaric. For women, the mushroom can help with painful periods and menopause.

In foreign sources you can find more than one study, the authors of which note that blanching the fruiting bodies of the fly agaric deprives it of most of the toxic substances - ibotenic acid and muscimol ((Rubel and Arora 2008; Marley 2010). Blanching cleanses mushrooms of hallucinogens and makes them edible in a small dosage, the researchers say.

You will learn more about the beneficial properties of fly agaric from this video.

Therapeutic uses of fly agaric

Since the mushroom contains many toxic substances, if therapeutic doses are not observed, it is very easy to become poisoned. But when used correctly, it can cure many diseases.

The alkaloids contained in the mushroom eliminate inflammation, and the antiseptic components relieve pain. The natural product has an antiseptic effect and stops bleeding. According to experts, the active components prevent and stop the growth of tumor cells.

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Use in folk medicine

A tincture of a poisonous mushroom can alleviate the patient’s condition during exacerbations of osteochondrosis, arthritis, arthrosis. Dermatological pathologies can also reduce their severity if you take fly agaric tincture in a dosed, systemic manner.

For oncology

Oncology is the general name of diseases, the mechanisms of development, course and, of course, treatment of which can vary significantly. Therefore, although fly agaric tincture is often recommended by herbalists against absolutely all types of cancer, selectivity in such serious treatment is necessary. Consult with your doctor or herbalist; perhaps the tincture will be a useful auxiliary remedy in your case.

You can drink the tincture in two ways:

One-time use - in the evening before bed, the first dose is 1 drop, diluted in 1/3 glass of water. Every day the dosage is increased by exactly 1 drop. After this, the medicine is taken 10 drops for 5 days, after which the dose must be reduced.
Twice daily dose - also start with 1 drop, but divide the application into morning and evening doses. For a week, be sure to drink sorbents (Polysorb, for example) to remove toxins from the body.

The standard dosage regimen is 3 cycles. But in each specific case it is necessary to clarify the scheme and the very rationality of such treatment. If a person feels worse after using the tincture, you need to stop using it, drink sorbents or rinse your stomach.

For joint pain

For joints, fly agaric tincture can be used primarily as a pain reliever.
Its effect is compared to that of hydrocortisone. But even such a poisonous mushroom in the correct dosage gives an effective effect, but at the same time milder than a synthetic drug. How it works? The alkaloids in the tincture deeply affect metabolic processes, organizing an anti-edematous and analgesic effect. The compress acts on the inflamed nerve, which soothes the pain and relieves signs of inflammation. But, alas, fly agaric tincture cannot cure. For truly progressive treatment of joint pathology, other means are needed.

For osteochondrosis

The principle of action of the tincture is the same as for joint pain. The medicinal composition is used for a compress. The effect of the medicine is due to direct and indirect influence. The direct effect is a reaction in a specific area of inflammation, the indirect effect occurs due to the absorption of microdoses of the alkaloid into the blood. There is an opinion that before using the tincture externally, you need to sit for a while in a fairly hot bath to increase blood circulation.

A compress with fly agaric tincture fights degenerative changes in the spine

We can say that a compress with fly agaric tincture, which is used in the treatment of degenerative changes in the cartilage tissue of the spine, stimulates the launch of “repair” cells to the sore spot of the back. That is, it is impossible to cure osteochondrosis directly with fly agaric, but it is possible to reduce pain and activate the body’s resources. The dosage and regimen for using the tincture is individual; it must be prescribed to the patient by a doctor.

Other

Toothache, injuries, bruises, migraines, headaches - it turns out, according to traditional medicine, these ailments are also treated by fly agaric tincture. To relieve annoying toothache, a cotton swab is soaked in the medicine and applied to the gum (not moistened generously). You should not keep the cotton wool in your mouth for more than 15 minutes.

To numb a bruised or injured area, rub it with fly agaric tincture until absorbed. 3-5 drops are enough, no more should be taken for rubbing.

And for severe headaches, painful migraines, the tincture is rubbed on the temporal area. 15 minutes after rubbing the whiskey, you need to rinse thoroughly with warm soapy water (your entire face and hands should also be washed). The treatment areas are lubricated with baby or moisturizing cream.

The use of red fly agaric in homeopathy is also very common.

Methods of using fly agaric tincture

The infusion is used both internally and externally. However, when taking it you need to be extremely careful and attentive. Avoid overdose and contact with open wounds and mucous membranes. If the medicine enters the circulatory system, quite severe poisoning can occur.

Place lotions and compresses only on places that do not have open and visible damage

Inside

An alcohol infusion of fly agaric relieves ailments of various types. Treatment of cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, hypertension is practiced.

There is a scheme specific for each case:

Start taking one drop at a time, adding it to liquid (water, milk). Take 3 times a day, for 15 minutes. before meals. Every day increase one drop, bring the intake to 20 drops. After this, reduce drop by drop until only one remains. Take a break for a week and repeat the course.
In the morning before breakfast, drink ½ tsp. infusion, then dissolve the mummy (the granule should be no larger than a pea).
3 dessert spoons per day, before meals.

External use

This method is used to treat joints and spinal injuries. Soak a cotton pad in the tincture and rub with smooth movements onto the sore spot.

Installing compresses is also quite easy. Wet a cloth until slightly damp, apply it to the damaged area and secure it. Place polyethylene on top, wrap it in something warm and keep it there for an hour. After this, remove, rinse with warm water and wrap again with a warm cloth.

Traditional healers use prepared ointment in addition to tincture. It is prepared quite simply: dry fly agaric is ground to a powder and mixed with petroleum jelly.

If there are no dried mushrooms, you can use fresh ones, but you must apply the ointment immediately. The caps are twisted in a meat grinder, mixed with sour cream and a compress is made from this mixture.

Contraindications

The main contraindication is that the use of dried fly agaric, its tincture, ointment, etc., is an inherently risky undertaking.
Fly agaric is a poisonous mushroom that is very easy to poison. Medicines made from mushrooms can only be used according to indications and with a doctor’s prescription. If you are not sure that you understand the types of fly agaric, do not collect mushrooms yourself, turn to pharmacy products. Attention!
Strictly observe dosages, keep away from children, and do not engage in uncontrolled use - this is the main thing in such therapy. It is strictly forbidden to:

drink and take externally for children and adolescents;
pregnant women;
people with unstable mental health;
people suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, and substance abusers.

Fly agaric is truly both poison and medicine. Poison will be any use of a mushroom and its preparations that are not recommended by a doctor, that do not comply with the prescribed regimen, and without reading the instructions for the drug. How to take fly agaric tincture is described to the patient in each specific case by the doctor.

Fly agaric tincture recipe for external use

The most common version of fly agaric tincture (for compresses) is prepared from 5 raw mushroom caps and 1 liter of vodka.

The medicine is prepared as follows:

The collected mushroom caps are washed and dried, then broken into small pieces or cut with a disposable knife.
In a glass jar, the resulting pieces are filled with vodka, then the jar is closed and wrapped in cloth.
The dishes are put away in a cool, dark place for 40 days. If possible, it is better to bury the jar in the ground somewhere in a shady place.
After the aging period has expired, the finished tincture is filtered through several layers of gauze. The finished medicine is used for warming and pain-relieving compresses for joint diseases, otitis media, etc.

A more concentrated alcohol tincture of fly agarics is prepared for rubbing in a ratio of 1 to 1. Raw mushroom caps and vodka or pure alcohol are used. The washed and dried mushroom caps are ground through cheesecloth to a liquid pulp. Equal volumes of “puree” and vodka (alcohol) are mixed in a glass container, which is tightly sealed and stored in a dark, cool place for 45 days. It is important to ensure that the container is sealed tightly so that the alcohol does not evaporate. After aging, the tincture is filtered through cheesecloth.

This medicine treats skin diseases and injuries; it has wound healing, analgesic, and antiseptic effects.

How to prepare alcohol tincture

These recipes can initially be considered troublesome. And this is in addition to the fact that any errors in dosage are extremely dangerous.

For oral administration

Fresh fly agaric caps are crushed (without prior grinding!) and compacted into half-liter containers. These containers need to be packed in polyethylene and buried in the ground to a depth of 50 - 100 cm. Thanks to immersion in the ground, a stable temperature regime will be maintained.

The jar should be in the ground for 45 days, this will allow the healing juice to be released and fermented.
The juice already has its own properties; it is not as toxic as fresh mushroom. Bioactive substances in it, on the contrary, are activated. After fermentation, the raw material is strained and mixed with medical alcohol in equal proportions. Attention! It is safer to use the pharmacy option; it is a 100% high-quality drug that can be used at home.

For external use

This tincture is also not so easy to prepare. Small and medium mushroom caps should be cut into small pieces. They are placed in a clean jar. The pieces need to be compacted and then poured with vodka so that the alcohol covers the mushroom mass by 2 cm. The jar needs to be wrapped in something and left in a cool, dark place. The tincture should stand there for 40 days.

There is also a faster recipe for preparing tinctures for rubbing and compresses. The raw materials are ground in a meat grinder, and the juice is squeezed out of the mushrooms (through several layers of gauze). The juice is mixed with medical alcohol and left to brew for 6 days in a dark and cool place.

You will clearly see the preparation of the tincture in the video explanation provided.

Varicose veins

To eliminate the manifestations of varicose veins, compresses made from an alcohol extract are recommended. Soak a clean cloth (you can use gauze) with fly agaric tincture, apply to the sore spot, and secure with cling film. Leave the compress on for 1 hour, then wash your leg/s and apply a nourishing cream (to prevent the skin from drying out).

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Carry out the procedure every day for a week, then take a break (1 week). To maximize the medicinal properties and effectiveness of treatment, repeat the course.

Preparation of fly agaric

The collection begins at the end of summer and ends at the beginning of October. You need to collect young and mature raw materials; wormy and rotten mushrooms do not need to be touched.

Collection

The most healing mushrooms are those collected in the Far East. The best fly agaric will be the one collected at the end of the season, already before the first frost. Do not cut mushrooms with a knife, only with your hands (with gloves).

Usually only the caps are collected. If there are no spores on the mushroom (that is, white spots), they may have been washed away by the rain. Such mushrooms are also suitable for collecting, but they will not be as useful. The collected mushrooms are brought home, and further manipulations with them are carried out so as not to endanger household members and pets.

Drying

You cannot dry fly agarics in an oven or stove - with this method of harvesting, the mushrooms will lose their healing properties. First, it is recommended to dry the mushrooms in the sun, i.e. naturally. Due to the heating of fly agarics by the sun, the ibotenic acid in them will turn into muscimol. If it is not possible to dry the mushrooms in the sun, drying can also take place in a dry, ventilated area.

Fly agarics should dry in the sun

Don't overdry. The medicinal mushroom should not be so dry that it crumbles in your hands. Medicinal raw materials should be stored in paper or linen bags. To ensure that there is no dangerous ibotenic acid left in the mushrooms, it is believed that they should rest for at least 2 months. At the same time, it is worth understanding that fly agaric loses about half of all its beneficial properties during a year of storage.

Where to buy fly agaric tincture

The pharmaceutical form of the tincture is the safest option for treating fly agaric - and then only if it is recommended by a doctor. Fly agaric tincture is quite affordable; in a pharmacy its price ranges from 600 to 700 rubles per 50 ml.

You can buy ready-made tincture from our partners “Pharmacy Phyto-Doctor”. Detailed instructions are included with the medicine.

You can find out more details and consult about the use of Amanita tincture by following the link to the manufacturer’s website Phyto-Doctor or by calling: 8-800-511-84-02

Expert opinion

Interesting information about different types of fly agarics can be found in the book by Mikhail Vishnevsky “His Majesty the Fly Agaric.” Mikhail is an authoritative Russian mycologist, the author of more than one scientific book about mushrooms. He notes that fly agaric is used quite successfully in folk medicine: in the form of tinctures, lotions, and ointments. But at the same time, the mycologist emphasizes that there are no comprehensive scientific studies on the effectiveness of such use.

In folk medicine, fly agaric is used successfully: in the form of tinctures, lotions, ointments

The positive effect of the mushroom in some cases, according to Vishnevsky, is associated with a general physiotherapeutic effect. Steaming or rinsing in itself already gives the desired effect, without being tied to a specific product.

Mikhail writes that there is no doubt about the toxicity of the mushroom, but no deaths due to its use have been recorded. In a word, mycology (the science of mushrooms) can be of interest not only to specialists, but also to everyone who wants to learn more about this kingdom, including about treatment with fly agarics. An entire chapter in Vishnevsky’s book is devoted to the medicinal properties it demonstrates.

Scientific research into the effectiveness of fly agaric

There is an opinion that can no longer find primary sources, but is demonstrated by large-scale citations, that fly agaric tincture helps with oncology. But there is no reliable information that people have cured cancer with the help of fly agaric. There are reviews and stories on the Internet, but they work “on trust”: medical documentation is not attached to them.

In homeopathy, red fly agaric has been used for a long time; in orthodox medicine, its use is currently limited.

The fact that fly agaric can be consumed internally was suggested to people by animals. With the help of this mushroom, elk expel intestinal parasites from their body. After such a “meal,” the animal lies down next to bushes and trees, the bark of which contains a lot of tannins. These tannins most likely neutralize the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract in the elk’s body for some time, so that the fly agaric poisons do not penetrate the animal’s blood.

Fungotherapist I. A. Filippova assures that plant poison is not as dangerous as modern chemotherapy drugs.
The side effects of chemotherapy are much more serious than the effects of the red fly agaric. The specialist also notes that with controlled use, the composition of the fungus is quickly and without consequences eliminated by the kidneys. But, despite strong evidence and studies that have discovered the beneficial properties of muscaruphine, fly agaric has not yet been widely used. Only a few doctors use it in the treatment of a variety of diseases. On a note! Much work devoted to the study of fly agaric was carried out by Olard Dixon. In his work “Mysteries of the Fly Agaric” you can, among other things, find information about the medicinal properties of the mushroom and research on these properties .

Joint diseases

The alcohol extract treats various joint diseases: rheumatism, gout, arthritis, arthrosis, damage after injuries. The tincture has an analgesic effect, inhibits inflammation, eliminates swelling, and improves tissue metabolism in the affected areas.

Moisten a clean cloth with a remedy (pharmaceutical or homemade) and apply to the painful area. Leave the compress for 8-10 hours. It is best to do the procedure at night. Treatment: 1 week of medication -> 1 week break.

Joint pain can also be relieved with ointments. It is prepared from dried mushroom powder. The recipe is very simple: mix the powder with medical Vaseline, coconut oil (1:1). Use the ointment for compresses, similar to the tincture.

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