Lion's Mane – A Star Among Medicinal Mushrooms

Lion's Mane – A Star Among Medicinal Mushrooms

Lion’s Mane is an edible, tasty mushroom that has been used for centuries as a dish and medicine in Eastern cultures. Lion’s mane is a parasitic fungus that grows on...
Reishi - The Extraordinary Properties of the King of Medicinal Mushrooms

Reishi - The Extraordinary Properties of the King of Medicinal Mushrooms

The first impression already appears on the tongue. A strikingly bitter taste might indicate that you are dealing with Reishi – the king of medicinal mushrooms. To feel this...
Cordyceps Sinesis - Health Properties

Cordyceps Sinesis - Health Properties

Cordyceps is a type of fungus that grows at different latitudes. The most popular is the species growing in Asia – Cordyceps Sinensis. It was first described in 1843, noting then...
How does Chaga work. The Longevity Mushroom

How does Chaga work. The Longevity Mushroom

Chaga, or sub-cortex (Inonotus obliquus), is also known by names such as boar or birch hub. It belongs to the bristly family (Hymenochetaceae). It grows wild, mainly on birch trunks,...
Beta-d-Glucan - The Most Important Polysaccharide in Functional Mushrooms

Beta-d-Glucan - The Most Important Polysaccharide in Functional Mushrooms

Introduction Are there polysaccharides? What are beta-glucans? The problem of standardisation for the polysaccharide–alpha glucans What to look for? Examination of our lion’s mane mushroom   One of the most...