The natural remedies discussed in this article are all-natural and safe to use for Vitiligo patients. Mushroom therapy can be a natural alternative to other vitiligo treatment approaches. Vitiligo patients can benefit from the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of mushrooms. Mushrooms have antioxidant, cytoprotective, and immune-modulatory properties that may help the body to overcome the inflammatory process involved in vitiligo and restore normal pigmentation. Mushrooms are an important source of the antioxidant selenium. Selenium is an essential trace mineral that can reduce oxidative stress and help to protect against damage from free radicals, which are known to damage DNA, lipids, and other cellular components.
Is Mushroom Good For Vitiligo?
There is no evidence that mushrooms can stop vitiligo or cure it. Experimental autoimmune vitiligo was induced by intradermal injection of mushroom tyrosinase emulsified in complete Freund’s adjuvant in female C57BL/6 mice. The onset of vitiligo was characterized by hair hypopigmentation and total melanocyte depletion in the basal layer of the epidermis. Oral administration of mushroom tyrosinase prevented the expression of mushroom tyrosinase-induced experimental autoimmune vitiligo. Based on the results it is likely that oral administration of mushroom tyrosinase may have practical implications for vitiligo.
To determine the potential of mushrooms in vitiligo treatment, in-vitro studies using the mushroom Agaricus bisporus have been performed. A. sports contains many biological compounds that could act to decrease oxidative stress and modulate immune activity. In-vitro studies have also indicated that the mushroom Agaricus bisporus extract may contain compounds that can enhance melanin production and restore normal pigmentation. Other in-vitro studies have demonstrated that A. bisporus can stimulate the immune system to produce natural killer cells, natural killer T cells, and T cells, as well as to modulate inflammation and increase the production of cytokines that may be involved in immune regulation. These results indicate that the mushroom A. bisporus extract may have the ability to improve the condition of vitiligo patients.
Vitiligo Mushroom Therapy – With Mushrooms!
“You can eat them in several different ways,” said Dr. Gisli Gudjonsson, “but I suggest cutting them up, putting them into a tea, and drinking it, because the effect happens very quickly.”
“This is a very difficult time for people, and there are a lot of stigmas attached to drug use in the US, but you can’t talk about magic mushrooms without talking about the fact that they’re already used in therapy in a lot of places,” said Head. “So this is an opportunity to explore this and say, ‘Hey, this is an opportunity for some people to use these things and find a new way to look at their lives.”
‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
“The biggest thing I got out of this was it taught me how not to fear dying. I don’t fear death. I don’t want to suffer for years like that, but I don’t fear death at all,” Head said. “I think wherever death is or leads to, it’s going to be a good place.”
“This is a very difficult time for people, and there are a lot of stigmas attached to drug use in the US, but you can’t talk about magic mushrooms without talking about the fact that they’re already used in therapy in a lot of places,” said Head. “So this is an opportunity to explore this and say, ‘Hey, this is an opportunity for some people to use these things and find a new way to look at their lives.”
“Magic mushroom therapy is being used in the US, though it is still a very controversial drug. It’s very similar to other psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin, and it’s also very similar to MDMA and ketamine. But it doesn’t have the same risks that MDMA and ketamine do,” said Head.
Many studies have found that MDMA has great potential in the treatment of PTSD, depression, and drug and alcohol addictions. Yet MDMA is still being regulated and can only be obtained with a prescription. However, Gisli says that some of his patients have taken these psychedelics without a prescription, which could potentially be dangerous.
The History Of Mushroom Therapy For Vitiligo
In the 1960s, LSD was discovered in the Swiss Alps and was given to several people. Many of those people had a great experience while under the influence. A few decades later, the psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin were discovered and given to people in an attempt to help them with their mental health issues. A few years later, MDMA was discovered and was given to people to help them with their emotional difficulties and addictions. Now mushrooms have been discovered and given to people to help them with their mental health issues and addictions.
“I don’t think you could call them psychedelics because they don’t have anything to do with the LSD/psilocybin experience,” Gisli said. “The closest I can get to it is my patients say ‘Oh, it was a psychedelic experience.'”
“Mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine in the US and Japan for thousands of years,” said Head. “And they’ve been used in therapy in the US, and there have been at least two studies done in the US in the early 2000s that showed mushrooms have potential as a treatment for depression.”
“The majority of studies show it has benefits. We don’t know the limits. It’s a new frontier,” Gisli said. “There’s more we can learn about them, and we have to learn how to use them.”
“I think it’s important that people realize this is not a drug,” said Gisli. “It’s like other drugs, but they work in a very different way. So it’s good to use it, but it’s also good to have a sense of the limits because you know it can become too much.”