ESSENTIAL NOTES ON THE HERICIUM MUSHROOM
Hericium contains hundreds of bioactive components or active biomolecules such as beta-glucans, heritenones, ergosterol (provitamin D2) or the natural GABA, that are studied for their role in The intestinal microbiota. He currently enjoys growing popularity and is subject to continuous scientific research in various areas. Hericium Erinaceus It is a well-known edible mushroom in the Asian continent, where it has been used for centuries. In fact, the lion's mane was documented for the first time with a beautiful Chinese illustration during the Ming dynasty in the 16th century.
DOCUMENTED USES OF LION'S MANE
Hericium mushroom research has accelerated in the last twenty years, which in a mushroom With great potential. Traditionally, it has been used in Holistic practices. Buddhist monks used to take an infusion of this fungus during meditation.
Extract and powder of lion's mane
Currently, Lion's mane can be found throughout the world as a supplement or food complement in concentrated extract Like ours Mico-Leo (ecological and standardised in their respective active biomolecules). Certainly, the advantage of the extract is that it has a very high concentration, which means that it can be up to 30 times more powerful than an equivalent amount of fresh fungi.
The liquid form extracts With this mushroom are also available, especially if we want the little ones to consume them. This is the case of Children's formulas like him Dr. GB, ‘Gut and Brain’. You can also find this fungus in the form of powder in food supplements such as ours Bio-Intestin. This also contains organic powder of other mushrooms such as Shiitake (Edodes lentinula), Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) and Thistle mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) that synergize with the effects of Lion's Mane. We also find a combination of Hericium extract and powder in products Hifas-Equilibrium and Hifas-Microbiota, formulas developed with specific synergies that include different bioactive molecules from the strains of Hifas da Terra.
In addition, Lion's Mane can also be found as a whole, fresh or dry fungus. The fresco can be cooked in a simple way, but its consumption must be faster. The dry fungus, on the other hand, can be prepared as an infusion or in the form of a smoothie, soup, cream or juice from Hericium digest.
Products with Lion's Mane
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TRENDSUp to - 15 %HIFAS-Equilibrium (Reishi, Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps) capsules
WITH REISHI, LION'S MANE AND CORDYCEPS
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Hericium Digest Powder Superfood (Organic Lion’s Mane)
THE BENEFITS OF THE GUT-BRAIN MUSHROOM
£26.00Unit price /Unavailable -
TOP SELLERSUp to - 8 %Mico Leo (Lion’s Mane Extract) Capsules
THE PUREST AND MOST CONCENTRATED EXTRACT OF LION'S MANE
From £54.00Unit price /Unavailable
Lion's Mane cultivation
While fungi have been in nature for many years, the cultivation of Lion's mane was reported for the first time in China in 1988. Hericium Erinaceus It is cultivated both industrially and artisanally. Commercial cultivation uses dead tree trunks or sterilised sawdust.
Different cultivation kits are also available, which include the culture medium and spores and/or mycelium of the fungus. These crops must be done in places where there is no direct incidence of sunlight, ensuring that temperatures range between 15 and 20 ° C and maintaining high environmental humidity, watering at least twice a day. As already mentioned, this fungus has been cultivated for just over 60 years and, until today, China is considered as its main producer, with a culture volume greater than 10 tons per year.
FEATURED BIOMOLECULES
Among the more than 400 active biomolecules in this fungus are:
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Habitat and distribution
Habitat and distribution
The Lion's Mane It is a fungus that grows in old or dead trees (mainly in Bean and Robles forests). Naturally lives in many regions of the world. It is widely extended in the mountainous areas of the territories of Asia, the northern hemisphere of America and in many parts of Europe, being especially abundant in the centre and southern France.
Mycological notes
Mycological notes
Hericium Erinaceus It usually has a Rounded fruiting body with thorns that come out of the same point and fall in a cascade like a scripthead. Colour White or pale yellow-brown . That darkens with age, the body of the fruit is attached to the substrate by a very short and wide stipe. These are annual fruiting bodies, but they can be repeated in the same tree for several years. The fruiting body can be up to 30 cm in diameter, although the most typical is 15 to 20 cm. The thorns of Hericium Erinaceus have pointed tips and vary 1 to 5 cm long.
The culture in bioreactors
The culture in bioreactors
Maximum quality, purity and power in our production systems
One of the Hifas Research Lines Da Terra more powerful focuses on the continuous improvement of Cultivation of different species in bioreactors (Reishi, Lion's Mane, Shiitake and Maitake) using certified ecological substrates, as well as in the standardisation of the quality of origin ingredients to guarantee the Excellence in the final product That develops with each fungus.
Hifas Quality System
Through a standard of its own quality, We identify biomolecules and active ingredients, We properly select the strains of fungi that contain them, we use own and specific analytical systems and we apply protocols for Analysis in different production phases. Thanks to this rigorous system we offer natural products, supplements and nutraceutics, with Hifas Quality System, making the difference with respect to other products in terms of purity and premium quality.
R&D and Hericium studies
R&D and Hericium studies
- HDT is currently working on the development of new ingredients based on hair of León in the framework of the project Nutrigen 4.0, whose objective is to achieve an automated and continuous production thanks to the cultivation in the latest technology.
- He study published by Hifas da Terra, made by our R&D department, Has successfully obtained the fractionation of the extract of H.erinaceus using solvents Eco-Friendly.
- Hifas da Terra owns, in its wide mycoteca (Micological Bank Hifas), its own strains isolated from the Iberian Peninsula.
Curiosities
Curiosities
- Hericium, the generic name means belonging to a sea urchin, and it is a reference to the spinous fertile surfaces of the fungi of this species. As often occurs with the kind of genus, the specific epithet Erinaceus It means the same as the generic name: as a hedgehog.