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A Nootropic mushroom for risk-averse Biohackers with a wide range of cognition-enhancing effects.
Hericium Erinaceus, or the Lion’s Mane mushroom, is a unique member of the mushroom family that shows nootropic properties. The mushroom gets its name from its appearance when it reaches maturity, which looks like a Lion’s Mane. This article aims to take a closer look at the Lion’s Mane mushroom. This includes what it might help with and what the science behind it says. It will also take a look at what users have to say about Lion’s Mane.
This article is mostly going to focus on decoding what the human studies are saying about Lion’s Mane and how this squares up with the anecdotal experiences of Biohackers online.
The Lion’s Mane mushroom is large and white, with a hair-like texture that cascades downwards. There are countless other names for these fungi, so you may have seen it described under a different title. It is also sometimes referred to as the Yamabushitake mushroom, the Satyr’s Beard, or the Monkey Head mushroom. Its effects have been used for thousands of years, particularly by Buddhist monks. After centuries, it seems like modern medicine is finally discovering the benefits of this fungus. So many years later, and it still holds promise to this day in giving users a myriad of benefits.
Scientific Research
In the notable 6-month double-blind placebo-controlled human study done on Lion’s Mane, the dosage administered was 3 grams daily. You would have to do about eight capsules daily of Neuro-Stack to get that much, although the study was done on cognitively impaired middle-aged and elderly Japanese patients. You probably need a whole lot less of the stuff. In human research, there are several remarkable effects of Lion’s Mane...
