Lion's Mane Mushroom
Lion’s mane (Hericium spp) is a mushroom that looks like the mane of a lion due to its many small spines that gradually elongate and grow side by side, taking the shape of a very well combed lion’s mane. This fantastic mushroom has been used by centuries by traditional herbalists and is attracting significant interest as it synthesizes hericenones and erinacines, beyond all the standard set of polysaccharides and terpenes that other mushrooms produce. Our lion's mane mushroom is organically grown in Victoria using the native strain Hericium coralloides, allowing us to make unique 100% Australia made products with it, quite a rare thing in the real mushroom supplement market. We currently produce the following Lion's Mane based functional foods:
- Australian Lion's Mane - only one in the market that is made 100% in Australia with 100% lion's mane mushroom fruiting body - no added starches (by themselves or with mycelium) or anything that is not the mushroom. Independent Lab analysis has shown our lion's mane powder yields approx. an incredible 30g of beta glucans per 100g of product. Available in 25g/ 50g/100g jars, jars/pouches and capsules
- Australian Lion's Mane mycelium - this is what is usually sold as "lion's mane powder", "whole lion's mane mushroom", "lion's mane including the mycelium" in the market - It does not contain fully developed mushrooms. It is made by brown rice colonised by Lion's Mane culture and Lion's Mane primordia (initial stages of a mushroom) and, as such, contains mostly rice with some mushroom mycelium in it. It is like a Lion's Mane tempeh using brown rice. This product contains starches from the brown rice as we cannot separate the fungus from the rice it grew on. Note we sell the myceliated rice separated from the fruiting body (the real mushroom) to give our customers full transparency of what they are getting. Read more about it in our blog "Real mushroom x mycelium". Available in 50g/100g pouches.
- Australian Lion's Mane dual liquid extract - using our very own Australian Lion's Mane powder, we bring you a convenient way of adding lion's mane to your daily routine. This is a dual extract, meaning it is made with ethanol and water extracts. Ethanol pulls the most of the terpene / phenolic compounds out of the mushroom, along with its hericenones and erinacines. The water focus on the polysaccharides. Available in 50ml and 100 ml bottles.
- Australian Lion's Mane fruiting body & mycelium extract - We wanted to find a way to harness only the mushroom and mycelium's goodness keeping all the grain starches away. This is our best shot - as we are after only the hericenones/erinacines in the mycelium and they are ethanol soluble, we decided to mix ONLY mycelium ethanol extract to our mushroom dual extract. Available in 50ml and 100 ml bottles.
- Trinity Extract - Interested in the benefits of all top Australian mushrooms? This product has you covered. Mixing equal volumes of each of our fruiting body liquid extracts (Lion's Mane, Reishi and Turkey Tail), this is a great way to conveniently harness the benefits of these mushrooms. Available in 50ml and 100 ml bottles.
Why would I have Lion's Mane ?
As with any dietary supplement, there are multiple studies showing promising results in different phases of their lifecycle - Find below an ever growing list to help you decide if Lion's Mane is the right for you.
ANTI-VIRAL / ANTI-BACTERIAL
- Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Activity of Bioactive Components Isolated From Hericium Erinaceus
- A Novel Lectin with Antiproliferative and HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitory Activities from Dried Fruiting Bodies of the Monkey Head Mushroom Hericium erinaceum
- In Vitro anti-Helicobacter Pylori Effects of Medicinal Mushroom Extracts, With Special Emphasis on the Lion's Mane Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes)
CANCER TREATMENT SUPPORT
- A New Cerebroside From the Fruiting Bodies of Hericium Erinaceus and Its Applicability to Cancer Treatment
- Effects of Amycenone on Serum Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, interleukin-10, and Depression-Like Behavior in Mice After Lipopolysaccharide Administration
- Mechanism of Hericium Erinaceus (Yamabushitake) Mushroom-Induced Apoptosis of U937 Human Monocytic Leukemia Cells
- Anticancer Potential of Hericium Erinaceus Extracts Against Human Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Isolation and Identification of Aromatic Compounds in Lion's Mane Mushroom and Their Anticancer Activities
- Hericium Erinaceus (Lion's Mane) Mushroom Extracts Inhibit Metastasis of Cancer Cells to the Lung in CT-26 Colon Cancer-Tansplanted Mice
BRAIN/ NEURON / COGNITIVE HEALTH
- Neurotrophic Properties of the Lion's Mane Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus
- Effects of Hericium Erinaceus on Amyloid β(25-35) Peptide-Induced Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice
- Erinacine A-enriched Hericium Erinaceus Mycelium Ameliorates Alzheimer's Disease-Related Pathologies in APPswe/PS1dE9 Transgenic Mice
- The Neuroprotective Properties of Hericium erinaceus in Glutamate-Damaged Differentiated PC12 Cells and an Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model
- High molecular weight of polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus against amyloid beta-induced neurotoxicity
- Improving Effects of the Mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium Erinaceus) on Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
- Dietary Supplementation of Hericium erinaceus Increases Mossy Fiber-CA3 Hippocampal Neurotransmission and Recognition Memory in Wild-Type Mice
- Lion's Mane, Hericium Erinaceus and Tiger Milk, Lignosus Rhinocerotis (Higher Basidiomycetes) Medicinal Mushrooms Stimulate Neurite Outgrowth in Dissociated Cells of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Retina: An In Vitro Study
- The Influence of Hericium Erinaceus Extract on Myelination Process in Vitro
- Effect of an exo-polysaccharide from the culture broth of Hericium erinaceus on enhancement of growth and differentiation of rat adrenal nerve cells
- Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Following Crush Injury to Rat Peroneal Nerve by Aqueous Extract of Medicinal Mushroom Hericium Erinaceus (Bull.: Fr) Pers. (Aphyllophoromycetideae)
- Protective Effects of Hericium Erinaceus Mycelium and Its Isolated Erinacine A Against Ischemia-Injury-Induced Neuronal Cell Death via the Inhibition of iNOS/p38 MAPK and Nitrotyrosine
- Reduction of endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependant cell death (dilinoleolyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (DLPE)
- Attenuation of beta-amyloid-related cognitive decline in animals (dementia model)
- Therapeutic potential of culinary-medicinal mushrooms for the management of neurodegenerative diseases: diversity, metabolite, and mechanism
- Enhance mylenation of neurons
- Neurotropic and Trophic Action of Lion's Mane Mushroom Hericium erinaceus (Bull.: Fr.) Pers. (Aphyllophoromycetideae) Extracts on Nerve Cells in Vitro
- Reduce the severity of damage after a stroke — effectively protecting the sensitive neurons from ischemic damage
- Neurotrophin signalling in health and disease
- Chemical constituents from Hericium erinaceus and their ability to stimulate NGF-mediated neurite outgrowth on PC12 cells
- Neurotrophic Properties of the Lion's Mane Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes)
- Nerve Growth Factor-Inducing Activity of Hericium erinaceus in 1321N1 Human Astrocytoma Cells
- Therapeutic potential of culinary-medicinal mushrooms for the management of neurodegenerative diseases: diversity, metabolite, and mechanism
- Hericium coralloides Ameliorates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathologies and Cognitive Disorders by Activating Nrf2 Signaling and Regulating Gut Microbiota
ANTI-DEPRESSANT / ANTI-ANXIETY
- Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium Erinaceus Mycelium Produces Antidepressant-Like Effects Through Modulating BDNF/PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Signaling in Mice
- Hericium Erinaceus Extract Reduces Anxiety and Depressive Behaviors by Promoting Hippocampal Neurogenesis in the Adult Mouse Brain
- Reduction of Depression and Anxiety by 4 Weeks Hericium Erinaceus Intake
DIGESTIVE HEALTH
- Anti-Gastric Ulcer Activity of Polysaccharide Fraction Isolated From Mycelium Culture of Lion's Mane Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes)
- Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Activity of Bioactive Components Isolated From Hericium Erinaceus
- In Vitro anti-Helicobacter Pylori Effects of Medicinal Mushroom Extracts, With Special Emphasis on the Lion's Mane Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes)
- Gastroprotective Effects of Lion's Mane Mushroom Hericium Erinaceus (Bull.:Fr.) Pers. (Aphyllophoromycetideae) Extract Against Ethanol-Induced Ulcer in Rats
- Extracts From Hericium erinaceus Relieve Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Regulating Immunity and Gut Microbiota
- Polysaccharide of Hericium Erinaceus Attenuates Colitis in C57BL/6 Mice via Regulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation-Related Signaling Pathways and Modulating the Composition of the Gut Microbiota
- Hericium coralloides Ameliorates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathologies and Cognitive Disorders by Activating Nrf2 Signaling and Regulating Gut Microbiota
ANTI-INFLAMMATION
- Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ethanol Extract of Lion's Mane Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus (Agaricomycetes), in Mice With Ulcerative Colitis
- Extracts From Hericium erinaceus Relieve Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Regulating Immunity and Gut Microbiota
- Polysaccharide of Hericium Erinaceus Attenuates Colitis in C57BL/6 Mice via Regulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation-Related Signaling Pathways and Modulating the Composition of the Gut Microbiota
- The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Lion's Mane Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium Erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes) in a Coculture System of 3T3-L1 Adipocytes and RAW264 Macrophages
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
- Hypolipidaemic Effect of Hericium erinaceum Grown in Artemisia capillaris on Obese Rats
- Inhibitory Effect on in Vitro LDL Oxidation and HMG Co-A Reductase Activity of the Liquid-Liquid Partitioned Fractions of Hericium Erinaceus (Bull.) Persoon (Lion's Mane Mushroom)
- Inhibitory Effect of Hericenone B From Hericium Erinaceus on Collagen-Induced Platelet Aggregation
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT
- Hypolipidaemic Effect of Hericium erinaceum Grown in Artemisia capillaris on Obese Rats
- Inhibitory Effect on in Vitro LDL Oxidation and HMG Co-A Reductase Activity of the Liquid-Liquid Partitioned Fractions of Hericium Erinaceus (Bull.) Persoon (Lion's Mane Mushroom)
- Inhibitory Effect of Hericenone B From Hericium Erinaceus on Collagen-Induced Platelet Aggregation
DIABETES MANAGEMENT
- Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activities of aqueous extract of Hericium erinaceus in experimental diabetic rats
- Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activities of Eight Medicinal Mushroom Species From China
- Protective Effect of Ethanol Extracts of Hericium erinaceus on Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Neuropathic Pain in Rats
ANTI-OXIDANT
- Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activities of Eight Medicinal Mushroom Species From China
- Protective Effect of Ethanol Extracts of Hericium erinaceus on Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Neuropathic Pain in Rats
- Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Water-Soluble Oligosaccharides From Hericium Erinaceus
- Evaluation of Selected Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms for Antioxidant and ACE Inhibitory Activities
- Evaluation of in Vivo Antioxidant Activity of Hericium Erinaceus Polysaccharides
- Antioxidant and free-radical scavenging activity
- Comparative evaluation of the antioxidant potential of Hericium erinaceus, Hericium americanum and Hericium coralloides
LIVER HEALTH
IMMUNE HEALTH
- Immunomodulatory Effects of Hericium Erinaceus Derived Polysaccharides Are Mediated by Intestinal Immunology
- Immunomodulatory Activities of a Fungal Protein Extracted From Hericium erinaceus Through Regulating the Gut Microbiota
- Hericium Erinaceus Mushroom Extracts Protect Infected Mice Against Salmonella Typhimurium-Induced Liver Damage and Mortality by Stimulation of Innate Immune Cells
- Immunomodulatory effects of polysaccharides isolated from Hericium erinaceus on dendritic cells
- Induction of murine interleukin‐1 beta expression by water‐soluble components from Hericium erinaceum
IMPORTANT NOTE - Mushroom supplements should be seen as functional food and not remedies to treat medical conditions. We strongly encourage you to discuss with your doctor before start taking any mushroom based functional food to make sure you are not interfering with any treatment you are currently going through. Any statement or suggestion on the efficacy of this product to treat any medical condition or enhance any body function has not been validated by the TGA or any other food / medicine regulation authority. If pregnant, breastfeeding, have a medical condition, taking medications or have allergy to fungi or any of the components of this product, please, consult with your doctor before using it.