Lion’s mane (Hericeum erinaceus) has been a time-tested mainstay in Traditional Chinese Medicine for hundreds of years. It’s known by a few other whimsical names that refer to its quirky appearance: such as deer’s tail, satyr’s beard, and even the “pom pom” mushroom.

While its health properties have been known about and used as medicine for such a long time, it’s also considered a culinary favorite in the cuisine of the Far East.

If you want to get a glimpse of this hedgehog-like mushroom, keep an eye out at Asian markets or grocers. The very young fruiting bodies of the fungi are cultivated or foraged, and considered a delicious delicacy similar to seafood, lamb, and even pork.

UNTAMABLE PROPERTIES

What can this leonine mushroom actually achieve for the body’shealth? Like so many other health-boosting fungi, lion’s mane boasts some adaptogenic qualities: benefits that protect the body from the wear-and-tear, stress, age, and poor health choices.

Studies are only preliminary, but most agree that the research so far is very promising for future health remedies and strategies.

• Antioxidant – Shields the body from oxidative damage due to age and disease
• Blood regulating – Modulates or lowers the effects of sugars and unhealthy fats by changing amounts in bloodstream
• Antihypertensive – Can help lower blood pressure
• Digestive tonic – Healing for gastritis, ulcers, and other irregularities
• Immunomodulating – Boosts immunity to help fight illness, as well as prevent autoimmunity and chronic inflammation
• Cancer-fighting – Studies show extract can provide major support in the fight against cancer.

THE KING OF NOOTROPIC MUSHROOMS

While the above benefits reveal an exciting future, these qualities are not the only reason why this mushroom is so lionized.

Other famous medicinal fungi, such as cordyceps and reishi, are immensely studied and praised for the above benefits, too – but lion’s mane takes the spotlight as the most powerful nootropic mushroom of all.

What is a nootropic? A nootropic is a drug, supplement, or herb that enhances the powers of the mind, particularly memory, cognition, and mood. While reishi and cordyceps have demonstrated their own nootropic impacts on health, it can easily be said that lion’s mane provides the lion’s share of the benefits to be found in the world of mushrooms.

Study, interest, and promise around its nootropic, nerve tonic properties rivals even those of gingko and ginseng! In one study, subjects with mild cognitive impairment and memory problems who took lion’s mane showed amazing short-term recovery and increased mental function.

GETTING THE BODY’S NERVE BACK

Lion’s mane rules the roost among natural remedies for the nervous system, mind, and memory.

How does it do this? Well, it appears that this mushroom does something truly miraculous: it protects the sheaths around nerves in the body and the brain. Not only that, it can also stimulate the repairing of nerve damage naturally, even long after damage has been done.

• Neuro-regenerative – Lion’s mane’s neuro-regenerative, neuro-protective qualities are responsible for boosting mental function.
• Anti-depression and anxiety – It’s brain powers don’t just stop there. Some studies show it can also have a positive impact on mood, curtailing depression and anxiety.
• A bit of confidence – Animal tests with the mushroom show that its constituents may also boost confidence, bravery, and curiosity among test subjects.
• Powerful phytotherapy – With an ability to repair and protect against damage to the nerves, lion’s mane shows a lot of promise as a therapy for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and even multiple sclerosis.

THE SCIENCE OF LION’S MANE

The compounds found in this fuzzy-looking mushroom are what truly crown lion’s mane as king – especially in the realm of all-natural nootropic foods, herbs, and remedies.

• Beta-glucans – Polysaccharides that are responsible for immune-boosting, immuno-modulating effects.
• Hericenone – A triterpene found in lion’s mane responsible for its nerve regrowth and repairing capabilities.
• Erinacine – A diterpene that also supports the mushroom’s signature neuro-regenerative and protective benefits.

In a busy modern world where the average person struggles with concentration, motivation, and health problems while meeting daily demands, a powerful natural remedy that not only boosts immunity but also brain function may be the perfect savior!

HOW TO USE LION’S MANE

If you get your hands on the illustrious lion’s mane, there are a few ways you can use it and get it into the daily routine as a powerful health and tonic – especially for the mind and memory.

• Eat it up – The original way to consume the mushroom is in a delicious dish, cooked not all that differently from button mushrooms or shiitakes.
• Make a tincture – Herbalists make preparations like this with many of their remedies, which involves chopping up the mushroom and steeping it in alcohol to make an extract.
• Make a tea – Compared to cooking it, a tea may be less pleasant taste-wise, but just as effective – and can only be made when it’s dried.
• Dehydrate it – Drying the lion’s mane and storing it can help make it last, especially as a powder to add to teas and food.
• Supplement – If you can’t get your hands on the actual mushroom itself, a supplement or powder does just as well for convenient, daily use.

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What is there to say about a mushroom that looks like a fluffy white lion (how it got its name)?

Quite a bit, as it turns out.

Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) has been both a culinary mushroom and medicine throughout history. It has a delicate flavor and powerful health-promoting compounds when it comes to traditional use. It was (and still is) an important medicine in Traditional Medicine.

But, more notably, its benefits have come under the scrutiny and excitement of scientific research— all because what it is capable of doing is so noteworthy that it deserves its own spotlight, and possibly even its own exploration into potential as medicine in the mainstream.

WHAT LION’S MANE CAN DO FOR HEALTH

So, what exactly is this alien-looking mushroom capable of? A lot, according to both tradition and science.

The following are the most notable benefits for health that can be found in lion’s mane. Many of these bridge any gap that can be found between the mushroom’s original folk use and the modern science that supports it.

NEUROPROTECTOR

Lion’s mane’s capabilities as a powerful neuroprotector are what truly lay the foundation of all the outstanding things it can do.

“Neuroprotector” (also called “neurotrophic”) means that something protects the nerves and neurons, and possibly even stimulate better healing and growth in the entire nervous system.

A 2013 review indeed termed lion’s mane a neuroprotective botanical owing to all the evidence of its effects.

What this means is that lion’s mane has the potential to protect, heal, and support anything related to the nervous system or what could affect it, including functions, health, damage, and more.

IMPROVE MEMORY

From neuroprotective abilities, many other benefits can branch out—and one of these is improving memory naturally.

Memory is innately tied to how neurons and nerves function in the brain.

If lion’s mane has the potential to protect these, then it can improve lots of different functions, not excluding memory.

Studies even show this is possible. In one study, test subjects were given extracts of the mushroom. These subjects demonstrated reduced experiences with short-term memory problems.

This means that, when used every day, lion’s mane might improve memory.

BOOST COGNITION AND FOCUS

Just as lion’s mane could boost memory, it could also improve cognition and focus. Meaning: it enhances the way the brain works, learns, and what it absorbs.

This means less distraction, slow thinking, and even mental fatigue.

That’s right, lion’s mane might help brain fog in the books. The same study showing how the mushroom affected memory also found that overall cognitive function benefitted from the use of the fungus.

It might just be the perfect supplement if getting distracted, forgetting those keys, and struggling with remembering important info at meetings sounds familiar.

REDUCE THE RISK OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

Lots more besides memory struggles and cognitive issues could be helped by the likes of lion’s mane. For one, lion’s mane could actually help with neurological disorders for which each of these are just symptoms.

Most distinctively, studies show lion’s mane may help with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

After all, each has memory problems and cognitive dysfunction as trademark symptoms of their respective diseases. Studies are especially favorable of lion’s mane’s potential with Alzheimer’s, which studies show has strong indicators of being a great therapy for the neurological illness, pending more quality research.

PROTECT AGAINST STROKE

When science dubs lion’s mane a neuroprotector, this means it doesn’t just protect function and health—but against damage, too.

As a neuroprotector compared to other studied natural neuroprotectors and nootropics, lion’s mane reigns as king.

Its effects include protecting against powerful damage, even that resulting from a stroke. Studies even show that lion’s mane may help ameliorate the damage caused by strokes, too.

It certainly isn’t backed by enough research to be passed off as a stroke medicine or therapy quite yet. But what science has shown definitely opens up promising doors to the idea.

PROTECT AGAINST CONCUSSIONS AND BRAIN DAMAGE

Brain damage caused by a stroke can be similar to that caused by trauma, injury, or collision. As such, lion’s mane could have a hand in helping heal damage from concussions or other brain damage.

Damage is known as “ischemia injury” is the biggest concern following events like strokes or concussions.

The same study showing lion’s mane’s benefits for stroke-caused ischemia injury could thus apply to concussions. As a neuroprotective, it can specifically assist with guarding the brain, nerves, and tissues from damage due to lack of oxygen, blood clots, and more, research shows.

IMPROVE ANXIETY

Experiencing anxiety can feel emotional and spiritual, though it’s most definitely a mental health and nervous system problem.

Because it’s tied to nerves and neurons, however, anxiety could benefit from a neuroprotector like lion’s mane.

One study showed that lion’s mane extract for issues with anxiety could suppress some of its most troublesome symptoms, including irritation, concentration issues, heart palpitations, and more often not the anxiety itself.

What’s more, lion’s mane performed better for these symptoms compared to a placebo. It could mean great holistic support for anxiety and anxiety disorders, though more studies are needed.

HELP DEPRESSION

Even better yet, this healing mushroom oddity could play a role in helping or supporting depression (and possibly general stress, too).

The same study that showed benefits to people experiencing anxiety also showed perks for depression sufferers.

Once again, there were greater benefits felt from taking lion’s mane extract for depression compared to a placebo. Researchers concluded that lion’s mane should be investigated as a depression therapy, but that more studies would be needed before assuming it as an anti-depressant.

As with anxiety though, if lion’s mane protects the nerves, then it most likely helps depression.

WORKS LIKE AN ANTIOXIDANT

All of lion’s mane’s neuroprotective benefits make it quite unique. Science could easily regard the mushroom as one of the most well-researched and powerful neuroprotectors in the world today.

But in other ways, lion’s mane’s benefits could be more ordinary.

As a matter of fact, lion’s mane is shown to be a simple antioxidant: not that much different from nutritious antioxidant-rich foods or supplements like dark berries, cacao, or grape seed.

Research shows evidence confirming this too. In one study, lion’s mane extract showed very powerful antioxidant powers, some strong enough to protect major organs.

BOOSTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

One overlooked the power of antioxidants is that they can help naturally boost immunity.

Antioxidants do their part by fighting free radicals. These can cause inflammation and disease in the body, but can also impair immunity.

Lion’s mane boosts immunity by relieving chronic inflammation as an antioxidant.

Furthermore, polysaccharides—microscopic healing compounds—extracted from lion’s mane mushroom also showed their own unique characteristics in an interesting study. This research showed that the bizarre-looking fungus might not just enhance immunity blindly, but it could also modulate it so that it expressed itself in the healthiest way possible.

In the long run, this could also make lion’s mane useful and supportive of autoimmune disorders.

PROTECT THE LIVER

2012’s study on lion’s mane not only found that it had evidence of being a strong antioxidant, but that it could also be a great support for liver health.

In fact, the study particularly tested the mushroom’s antioxidant benefits on the liver organ itself. In the study, there appeared to be a formidable affinity between the lion’s mane mushroom extract and damaged or threatened tissues of the liver.

For this reason, one could call lion’s mane a liver protector.

More excitingly, it could also properly be called a “detox” supporter, since it appears to help the most important detox organ in the body: the liver.

GREAT FOR DIGESTIVE HEALTH

Beyond the liver—which can sometimes be called a major player of the digestive system—lion’s mane may have perks in store for all other players and organs in the digestive tract and system as well.

This is owed to an in vitro study of the mushroom’s gastroprotective effects.

In this fascinating study, extracts of lion’s mane showed protection of gastrointestinal tissues, including symptoms of certain disorders and even ulcers. It may very well be that these effects are owed to its antioxidant and immune-boosting effects on digestive tissues all combined.

REDUCE THE RISK OF CANCER

This strange yet exciting mushroom could be one’s ultimate botanical ally against one of the most feared diseases on the planet: cancer.

As a general antioxidant to start, lion’s mane may reduce the risk of any type of cancer that could be started by free radicals, and if taken every day.

Studies, on the other hand, have shown a specific affinity between the mushroom and gastrointestinal cancers. More specifically, lion’s mane has demonstrated potent effects against liver, rectal, and gastric cancers, though more studies are needed before referring to it or treating it like a cancer remedy.

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