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The fruiting body of hericium mushrooms like lion's mane do not contain Erinacine A, which is generally recognized to be the most beneficial component of lions

The fruiting body of hericium mushrooms like lion's mane do not contain Erinacine A, which is generally recognized to be the most beneficial component of lions mane. That compound is present only in the mycelium. The fruiting body does contain Hericenones, which are also thought to have some health benefits, just not the nervous system repair benefits that Erinacine A provides.

s1artibartfast 4y ago
Thanks!
- idiotsecant 4y ago
  No problem - the post you were replying to also left out some information, though- almost all hericium liquid culture mycelium also fail to produce the compound in question. It can be produced with certain specific liquid cultures, but for the home grower the highest erinacine A yields can be achieved by growing on small-ground corn kernel ( <2 mm ). you could be forgiven for thinking consumption of the fruiting body is what provides benefits - almost all lions mane 'supplement' companies are selling dried, ground fruit bodies because that also 'supplements' their income stream - sell the fruiting bodies for a premium, grind up the trim pieces and leftovers for a secondary income stream. They fail to mention that the product they are selling is essentially worthless, outside of what could be better achieved by eating fruiting bodies anyhow. There are a few reputable companies out there that validate the amount of erinacine A in a typical batch, those are the ones you want to buy from.
  - anewpersonality 4y ago
    > There are a few reputable companies out there that validate the amount of erinacine A in a typical batch, those are the ones you want to buy from. Which company?
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    The thing that confuses me about this is that Hericium has a long history of medicinal use. My understanding is the peoples and cultures that ate it consumed the frit body, not the mycelium.

s1artibartfast 4y ago

Thanks!

idiotsecant 4y ago
No problem - the post you were replying to also left out some information, though- almost all hericium liquid culture mycelium also fail to produce the compound in question. It can be produced with certain specific liquid cultures, but for the home grower the highest erinacine A yields can be achieved by growing on small-ground corn kernel ( <2 mm ). you could be forgiven for thinking consumption of the fruiting body is what provides benefits - almost all lions mane 'supplement' companies are selling dried, ground fruit bodies because that also 'supplements' their income stream - sell the fruiting bodies for a premium, grind up the trim pieces and leftovers for a secondary income stream. They fail to mention that the product they are selling is essentially worthless, outside of what could be better achieved by eating fruiting bodies anyhow. There are a few reputable companies out there that validate the amount of erinacine A in a typical batch, those are the ones you want to buy from.
- anewpersonality 4y ago
  > There are a few reputable companies out there that validate the amount of erinacine A in a typical batch, those are the ones you want to buy from. Which company?
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  The thing that confuses me about this is that Hericium has a long history of medicinal use. My understanding is the peoples and cultures that ate it consumed the frit body, not the mycelium.