Lion's Mane

Lion's Mane

Oregon's Wild Harvest4.8 (156 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 90 Capsule(s) · 45 servings
Goals
$29.56 $0.65 per serving

Product analysis

68 out of 100

Lion's Mane offers a simple mushroom supplement at a favorable serving cost. Its possible cognitive benefits remain preliminary and depend on preparations that are not established as equivalent to this one.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality40

The mushroom species is identified, making its basic identity clear. That alone does not establish the preparation’s quality or absorption.

Ingredient Transparency100

The mushroom amount is stated, making the serving quantity easy to check. The named species also helps distinguish the ingredient from other mushrooms.

Value For Money80

The labeled serving compares favorably on cost. That affordability does not establish equivalence with the preparations linked to cognitive findings.

Customer Satisfaction74

Customer ratings are very favorable, with a modest number of reviews. They offer some insight into satisfaction without proving cognitive benefits.

Product Focus58

Lion’s mane has preliminary and mixed findings on selected cognitive tasks. The named species and serving amount do not establish the same effects as specific tested preparations.

Format
Capsule
Container
90 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.65
Customer rating
4.8 · 156 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Cognitive Support
Impact
Highest effect
A Ingredient FitC- PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Hericium mushroom · 1000 mg

Hericium mushroom, also called lion’s mane, has a preliminary connection to selected cognitive tasks. A young-adult pilot found an isolated acute result using a specific mushroom complex, which does not establish equivalent benefits from this material. Its proposed effects on nerve growth do not show broad memory improvement or regeneration, and the 1000 mg per serving does not resolve the preparation difference.

How this product is rated for Cognitive Support

Ingredient fit95

Hericium mushroom provide the main relevant connections. Their declared amounts meet the saved reference comparisons.
Goal fit
Hericium mushroom provide the main cognitive connection; the product is also linked to other health goals.
Dose adequacy
The relevant declared amounts meet the saved exposure comparisons; that does not establish improved cognition.

Pathways59

The strongest connection is synaptic structure and plasticity, without establishing a clinical benefit from that mechanism alone. The main coverage is concentrated in one area rather than spanning several cognitive functions.
Depth
The strongest connection is synaptic structure and plasticity, without establishing a clinical benefit from that mechanism alone.
Breadth
The main coverage is concentrated in one area rather than spanning several cognitive functions.

Evidence85

Hericium has an isolated cognitive-task finding with a particular mushroom complex, limiting transfer to other preparations.
Evidence strength
Hericium mushroom provides the leading evidence connection among the included ingredients; its specific limitations still apply.
Studied preparation
The included ingredients have a preparation match in the saved comparison; this alone does not establish the same cognitive outcomes.

Formulation logic100

The included ingredients have no missing required partner or configured conflict. Their amounts meet the minimum exposure comparison.
Partner coverage
No missing required partner was identified for the included ingredients; this does not imply an extra benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied facts.
Effective doses
The included ingredients meet the minimum exposure comparison, which is not proof of an effective cognitive dose.
Study evidence
Mental Focus
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Productivity Boost
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysD- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Brain Health
Impact
High effect
A Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysB- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Lion’s mane provides the product’s only brain-focused ingredient at 1000 mg per serving. Small studies of specific preparations have mixed cognitive-task findings. Naming Hericium erinaceus does not establish equivalent preparation or human nerve-growth effects, even though the saved findings fully recognize the serving amount.

How this product is rated for Brain Health

Ingredient fit95

The ingredient selection connects to brain health, with serving amounts and the formula’s wider purpose shaping how focused that connection is.
Goal fit
The formula centers on ingredients connected to brain health, though its intended uses extend beyond this goal.
Dose adequacy
The recognized ingredients reach the saved amount references; those references do not guarantee cognitive benefit.

Pathways51

The strongest saved connection is oxidative and inflammatory protection; this describes the ingredient grouping rather than a demonstrated brain-health outcome. One area reaches the saved coverage threshold, leaving the connection concentrated rather than broad.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is oxidative and inflammatory protection; this describes the ingredient grouping rather than a demonstrated brain-health outcome.
Breadth
One area reaches the saved coverage threshold, leaving the connection concentrated rather than broad.

Evidence72

The saved evidence findings recognize ingredients and preparations, while the supplied scientific context limits expectations for general cognitive improvement.
Evidence strength
Hericium mushroom leads the saved evidence finding, while the supplied research context limits claims of broad cognitive improvement.
Studied preparation
The saved findings recognize the included preparations; this does not establish equivalence where the supplied scientific context distinguishes extracts or populations.

Formulation logic100

The saved findings identify no missing required partners or configured conflicts. Amount recognition does not itself establish an effective cognitive outcome.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients have no missing required partner in the saved findings; this does not establish an added benefit from combining them.
Conflicts
No configured conflict was identified. The caffeine-specific checks do not apply because no qualifying caffeine amount is established.
Effective doses
All ingredients included in this finding meet its minimum amount threshold, which is a comparison reference rather than a proven cognitive dose.
Study evidence

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
1000 mg 36
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Dairy Free Women
Report overview
F Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Composition And Label DisclosureB+ Commercial Price And Usability
A serving lists 1000 mg of lion’s mane mushroom. The saved facts do not record beta-glucan or polysaccharide percentages, and a whole-product serving costs about $0.66.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure0

No beta-glucan or polysaccharide percentage is recorded in the saved facts.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
No beta-glucan or polysaccharide percentage is recorded in the saved facts.

Composition and Label Disclosure50

A serving lists 1000 mg of lion’s mane mushroom.
Hericium Target Amount Disclosure
A serving lists 1000 mg of lion’s mane mushroom.

Commercial Price and Usability80

A whole-product serving costs about $0.66.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
A whole-product serving costs about $0.66.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Acute Effects of Naturally Occurring Guayusa Tea and Nordic Lion's Mane Extracts on Cognitive Performance.
    La Monica MB; Raub B; Ziegenfuss EJ; Hartshorn S; Grdic J; Gustat A; Sandrock J; Ziegenfuss TN · Nutrients · 2023
    Randomized trialBrain Health Productivity Boost forHericium mushroom
  2. Improvement of cognitive functions by oral intake of Hericium erinaceus.
    Saitsu Y; Nishide A; Kikushima K; Shimizu K; Ohnuki K · Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020
    Randomized trialBrain Health Cognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  3. Improving effects of the mushroom Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceus) on mild cognitive impairment: a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Mori K; Inatomi S; Ouchi K; Azumi Y; Tuchida T · Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2009
    Randomized trial30 participantsBrain Health Cognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  4. A review of the effects of mushrooms on mood and neurocognitive health across the lifespan.
    Cha S; Bell L; Shukitt-Hale B; Williams CM · Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024
    Systematic review34 studies pooledBrain Health forHericium mushroom
  5. Acute effects of a standardised extract of Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane mushroom) on cognition and mood in healthy younger adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled study.
    Surendran G; Saye J; Binti Mohd Jalil S; Spreadborough J; Duong K; Shatwan IM; Lilley D; Heinrich M; Dodd GF; Surendran S · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
    Randomized trial18 participantsBrain Health Mental Focus forHericium mushroom
  6. Prevention of Early Alzheimer's Disease by Erinacine A-Enriched Hericium erinaceus Mycelia Pilot Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study.
    Li IC; Chang HH; Lin CH; Chen WP; Lu TH; Lee LY; Chen YW; Chen YP; Chen CC; Lin DP · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024
    Randomized trialCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  7. Benefits, side effects, and uses of Hericium erinaceus as a supplement: a systematic review.
    Menon A; Jalal A; Arshad Z; Nawaz FA; Kashyap R · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
    Systematic review26 studies pooledCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  8. The Acute and Chronic Effects of Lion's Mane Mushroom Supplementation on Cognitive Function, Stress and Mood in Young Adults: A Double-Blind, Parallel Groups, Pilot Study.
    Docherty S; Doughty FL; Smith EF · Nutrients · 2023
    Randomized trial41 participantsCognitive Support forHericium mushroom
  9. Four Weeks of Hericium erinaceus Supplementation Does Not Impact Markers of Metabolic Flexibility or Cognition.
    Grozier CD; Alves VA; Killen LG; Simpson JD; O'Neal EK; Waldman HS · International journal of exercise science · 2025
    Non-randomized trial24 participantsProductivity Boost forHericium mushroom