Coming to you straight from the North Woods of Minnesota, responsibly sourced and ethically harvested brown bracket slabs.

Another staple in Eastern Traditional Medicinals- Ganoderma Applanatum. This polypore goes by many names in many regions and cultures. Brown brackets, monkey bench, cinnamon shelf, artist conk, and eskimo punks just to name a few.

In many cultures this polypore is used to treat inflammation, upset stomach, and mouth sores such as ulcers and canker sores.

Now to state the obvious, I am not a doctor. I can NOT and will NOT make dosing recommendations on this or any other wild foraged item. I can however tell you that I won't sell anything that I haven't tried myself.

I tried a small slab of this in a hot tea. I had a scratchy throat and a bit of an upset stomach from a sinus funky that was going around this past winter. I can see why it is used to treat an upset stomach. One word- bitter. The tea was extremely bitter and slightly acidic in flavor. I added honey and a bit of shaved ginger to make the tea taste like tea rather than an old medicine bottle. It certainly knocked the scratchy throat out right away. That is just my personal observation though. Take it for what you may.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me with them.

Your slabs will arrive via USPS.

The polypore slabs will arrive sealed in a food grade bag. You can store it in this bag out of direct sunlight for up to 6 months, or for long term storage you can transfer the slabs into an air tight glass jar and store out of direct sunlight. When stored in a glass jar your slabs will remain viable for up to 2 years.

Used traditionally as a tea. A small piece can also be broken off and held under the tongue for 5 minutes to help relieve mouth sores, gum sores, or toothaches.