What are Lion's mushrooms?
It's also called, lions mane mushroom, monkey head, beard tooth, satyrs beard, bearded hedgehog, pom pom, the mushroom also called bearded tooth fungus is an edible mushroom that belongs to the tooth fungus group, it grows in North America, Europe, and Asia and they grow on hardwoods, particularly on American beechwood mostly on dead trees
It can identify because of its long spikes ( greater than 1 cm length ) in spite of its great popularity that it can provide great health benefits, modern science does not provide very clean and clear support for these health claims They have flavor as see-food like, often it can be compared with crab or lobster .these mushrooms are used in culinary and also in medicines in countries such as China, Japan, and Korea The extracts are used in medicines,(1),(2),(3)
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What are the health benefits of lion mushrooms?
They are very rich in very rare bioactive molecules, and whatever little research information we have, it indicates that they have unique type of health benefits
1,:-May be helpful in Dementia
Lion's mushrooms have two ingredients that are found to be active against brain aging, they can stimulate brain cells these are
Hericenones
Erinacines
Research studies have indicated that lions' mushrooms can protect in Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative brain disease, which causes memory loss. however, more research is needed in this area.
2,:-Helps in Depression, Anxiety
It works and reduces some symptoms of anxiety and depression
3,:-May help in the recovery of nervous system injuries
It stimulates the growth and repair of nerve cells in any part of the body whether it is in the brain or in the spinal cord
4,:-May help in ulcers in the digestive system
Stomach ulcers are caused by mostly two reasons
1,:-By overgrowth of a bacteria H.Pylori, which damages stomach layers
2,:-By long term use of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs)
Lion's mushroom extract found to work in this case, it reduces inflammation and also prevents damage of tissues in other areas of the intestine
3,:-Help with Heart problems
It lowers triglycerides levels
Also, prevent oxidation of cholesterol, oxidized cholesterol molecules tends to attaching the walls of arteries and this hardens them, it increases the risk of heart stroke lions mushroom is helpful as it prevents this oxidation also another ingredient in lions mushroom called, Hericenone B, which decrease the rate of blood clotting and by doing so it protects the heart
4,:-Help in diabetes
It may be helpful for diabetes management, improving blood sugar control, reducing complications arising from diabetes
reduces nerve pain in hand and feet
It blocks an enzyme alpha-glucosidase, and by doing so it increases the breakdown of carbohydrates in the small intestine
5,:-May help in Cancers
It has unique compounds which have anti-cancer properties, they kill cancer cells and it is found to be more effective in particularly colon, stomach, and blood cancers
6,:-Reduces Inflammation
It has a lot of ingredients, which act as antioxidants, and because of that, it developed anti-inflammation properties. also reduces oxidative stress
7,:- Boost immune system
It also boosts immunity, by increasing the activities in the gut, making it more efficient so that it can fight bad bacterias.
What is the negative impact?
There is very little information on this account, they appear to be very safe but some people reported to have allergies,..so at least those person's must avoid those who have a history of mushroom allergies,(4)(5)
Does it good for Nootropics?
It's already present in some supplements which are meant for use in Nootropics.
So, where do we stand from nootropics facts point of view, about nootropics function it works, it's very effective, and already its time tested, as it is used for centuries, so it can also be the first choice if you are looking for a good working nootropics