UK-grown organic Lion’s Mane tincture, cloned in our lab and extracted in the tincture kitchen on our mushroom farm in Somerset.

BRAIN – COGNITION – DEFENCE

We are the only organic certified UK-native functional mushroom producer.

Lion’s Mane is a saprophytic mushroom with a long history of use in traditional healing protocols, as well as being of great importance to the Yamabushi Buddhist monks of Japan for defence and as a tool for clarity during meditation. The benefits of this widely revered functional mushroom have been utilised and continually studied for centuries.

• UK Native & Sustainably Grown In The UK
• 100% UK Organic Certified Functional Mushroom Extract
• Triple Extracted, 1:4 Ratio Mushroom Supplement (Super Strength)
• Fully Transparent, Ethical & Short Supply Chain

Etymology

Hericium, the genus name, is likely derived from the Latin word ‘hirtus’, which means rough or shaggy. Erinaceus means much the same.

Folklore

Called ‘Yamabushitake’ in Japan meaning “those who sleep in the mountains” as named after Yamabushi Buddhist Monks – wandering ascetics from the Shugendō spiritual tradition who were thought to use Lion’s Mane to assist in meditation.

Origin

Native to Europe, Asia, and North America. Our Lion’s Mane was found on an old oak tree just 300 meters from our farm in Somerset.

Bristol Fungarium promises:

100% Organic Certified

The UK’s only Organic certified Lion’s Mane Mushroom tincture. All our mushrooms are grown on an organic mushroom farm in the green county of Somerset UK, and are certified by the Soil Association. Our organic functional mushroom tinctures are triple extracted with distilled water and organic UK ethanol, on the very same farm the mushrooms are grown on.

Native UK Lion’s Mane

Our Lion’s Mane was cloned from a species we found growing just 300m from our farm near Bristol. As much as possible we utilise native strains, not only to help us get closer once again to the medicine of this land – where so much of the knowledge has been lost – but most importantly to have as little effect as possible on local biodiversity and ultimately tread as lightly as possible on the earth.

By prioritising native strains we are avoiding the spread of billions of spores that come from commercial mushroom strains that have been selected specifically for their ability to grow fast and fruit heavily, and will therefore easily outcompete a lot of the native strains we have growing around the farm.

Triple Extracted, 1: 4 Ratio (Super Strength)

We carry out two hot water extractions and a final organic ethanol extraction to give you access to all the bioactive compounds that are responsible for Lion’s Manes beneficial qualities. Many capsules and supplements are shipped across the world in powder form as it is a more commercially viable way of transporting extracted products, however, our tinctures are prepared on-site at a 1:4 ratio (1g of mushrooms to every 4ml of water).

Tinctures have a longer shelf life than capsules, provide a faster absorption rate, enable flexible dosage, and are easy to prepare by simply taking one squeeze of mushroom tincture twice per day either directly under the tongue or into a short glass of water.

Fully Transparent & Short Supply Chain

Each bottle of our organic lion’s mane tincture contains 128g of Lion’s Mane fruiting body*. Our Lion’s Mane is grown on our organic mushroom farm, where we also prepare the tinctures and pack the orders – meaning origin can be traced back to one location with absolutely no tampering by third parties. Our Lion’s Mane mushroom can actually be traced back to its original growing location under a mile from our farm!

Because our supply chain is so much shorter, and we prepare our tincture in comparatively small batches, you can be sure that the extracts you buy from us haven’t lost bioactive compounds due to sitting around for a long time or being shipped halfway across the world. *fresh value

Known Contraindications: 

• We recommend speaking to a qualified medical practitioner if you are on any medication and unsure of how it may interact.