Lion’s Mane: Shaggy Fungi for Your Brain and Neuronal Health

November 11th, 2021

By Sayer Ji

Contributing writer for Wake Up World

Lion’s mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus), with their shaggy, mane-like spines, stand out among fungi not only for their appearance but for their mild, sweet, seafood-like flavor. Like other mushrooms, lion’s mane are multi-faceted healers, with antimicrobial, antihypertensive, antidiabetic and wound healing properties among their many therapeutic properties.[i]

Often said to have a taste similar to crab, lobster or scallops, however, it’s interesting that — like seafood — lion’s mane mushrooms are very much a food for your brain. Of the 68 diseases and conditions that lion’s mane mushroom may support,[ii] many of them relate to the nervous system, including cognitive function, memory, dementia, depression, anxiety and sleep disorders.

Why Eat Lion’s Mane Mushrooms?

Lion’s mane mushroom, which also goes by the names yamabushitake, bearded tooth and pom pom mushroom, contains more than 35 beneficial polysaccharides that may help prevent or treat cancer, gastric ulcers, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, liver injury and neurodegenerative diseases, according to a review published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.[iii]

With a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine, including for brain and neurological health, it’s now known that two terpenoid compounds– hericenones and erinacines — in these mushrooms and their mycelia may stimulate the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF).[iv]

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