Lion's Mane

Lion's Mane

Format:Powder Quantity: 150 Gram(s) · 50 servings
Goals
$49.95 $0.99 per serving

Product analysis

46 out of 100

Lion’s Mane has limited, mixed findings for selected thinking tasks. The unspecified mushroom preparation makes comparison with the studied product difficult.

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

Nutrient Quality20

The mushroom preparation is not identified. Its specific form quality therefore remains uncertain.

Ingredient Transparency63

The mushroom amount is stated, but its preparation is unspecified. You can compare serving amounts, though not the form in detail.

Value For Money50

The serving offers middling value for lion’s mane. Its cost is neither especially favorable nor clearly poor in the comparison.

Customer Satisfaction71

Customer ratings are very positive. The modest number of ratings gives a smaller base than for widely reviewed products.

Product Focus44

Possible cognitive benefits remain uncertain and depend on the preparation. The label does not establish a match to the particular product behind the limited findings.

Format
Powder
Container
150 Gram(s)
Per serving
$0.99
Customer rating
4.7 · 143 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Cognitive Support
Impact
Situational effect
D+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceB Formulation Logic
Hericium mushroom · 3000 mg
Study evidence
Brain Health
Impact
High effect
A Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysB- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Lion’s mane has limited, mixed findings on cognitive tasks from a small study of a particular preparation. The declared mushroom amount cannot establish equivalence to that preparation or imply human nerve growth. A larger mushroom amount does not resolve that preparation uncertainty or establish greater benefit.

How this product is rated for Brain Health

Ingredient fit95

Lion’s mane provide the relevant connection to brain health. The formula is focused on that connection.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients dominate the formula’s recognised connection, although the product is also linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
The mushroom amount receives full recognition without added benefit inferred from the larger serving.

Pathways51

The saved finding places lion’s mane in the oxidative and inflammatory route, without establishing clinical brain protection.
Depth
The assigned oxidative and inflammatory route has substantial coverage.
Breadth
Only this assigned route reaches the coverage threshold.

Evidence72

Hericium mushroom supplies the strongest recognised evidence contribution. Preparation-specific, mixed findings limit expectations.
Evidence strength
Hericium mushroom provides the strongest recognised evidence contribution among the ingredients counted here.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients were recognised as studied preparations, though this does not remove the limits on general cognitive benefit.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have no unmet partner requirement or matched conflict in the supplied findings. Amount recognition remains distinct from demonstrated cognitive benefit.
Partner coverage
The counted ingredients can contribute independently or have the required partner present.
Conflicts
No configured conflict was matched; this is not a general safety assessment.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in this finding reach its minimum amount threshold; this does not establish a proven effective dose.
Study evidence
Productivity Boost
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysD- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Mental Focus
Impact
Lower effect
A Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Study evidence

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Lion's Mane extract
3000 mg 30
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Vegan Kosher Organic Vegetarian
Report overview
F Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Composition And Label DisclosureD+ Commercial Price And Usability
A serving lists 3000 mg of Hericium erinaceus fruiting-body extract. The whole-product serving costs about $1.00.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure0

The recorded form is Hericium erinaceus fruiting-body extract. Beta-glucan and polysaccharide details are unavailable in the saved information.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
Beta-glucan and polysaccharide details are unavailable in the saved information.

Composition and Label Disclosure50

The saved amount is 3000 mg of Hericium erinaceus fruiting-body extract per serving.
Hericium Target Amount Disclosure
The hericium amount is recorded as 3000 mg per serving.

Commercial Price and Usability50

A whole-product serving costs about $1.00; this is the price for the entire serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $1.00.
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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