Lion’s mane mushroom for the brain

Hericium Erinaceus in Latin, is a mushroom that grows on wood. I grew these a while back as I read Lion’s mane mushrooms should have a positive affect on your brain, and I had a brain lesion. Also I am always looking for ways to increase cognitive function as it is good for language learning. What shiitake mushrooms are suppose to do for your immune system Lion’s mane mushrooms are suppose to do for your brain. They actually are suppose to stimulate nerve growth factor. What is proven is they have D-threitol, D-arabinitol, and palmitic acid which are antioxidants, this does not impress me, everything now days is an antioxidant. What I really wanted to know is if they help my cognitive function.

You can buy these for a pretty penny in a whole food store, but since I am in Poland now and make a pittance compared to my American income, I grew them on my own. I grew them because in Poland where I live you can not pick them, although Poland is the land of mushrooms, you can not pick lion’s mane mushrooms in the wild. So I grew them in my Kraków flat. They grew pretty fast and over the course of three months I used them in cooking.

Does Lion’s mane mushrooms work for brain repair

My conclusion was maybe, but no super evidence. I did felt more lucid after using them for about three months, but this was combined with with other vitamins and essential fatty acids (brain oil). It also could have been a huge placebo effect. So the bottom line is it is inconclusive if Lion’s mane mushrooms helped my brain. I might try them again, but I would be interested if anyone else has had any experiences with Lion’s mane mushrooms, and please try to be objective as objectivity is the essences of intelligence.

Tags: brain lesion, brain repair, Lion's mane