Guide
What functional mushrooms are — and what they aren’t.
The species, the compounds, the evidence, and the questions worth asking of any supplement.
Organic Lion's ManeMood • Cognition • Neuroprotection
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£27.30
Organic ReishiImmunity • Nervous System Support
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£27.30
Organic CordycepsEnergy Metabolism • Aerobic Performance
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£27.30
Organic ChagaAntioxidant • Skin • Immune Health
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£27.30
Organic ShiitakeCholesterol Regulation • Digestive Health
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£27.30
Organic MaitakeMetabolic Regulation • Hormonal Function
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£27.30
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The range
How to choose →Filter by what you need, or browse all eight. Each extract is organic & standardised to its marker compounds.
Cordyceps sinensis
Energy metabolism, Aerobic performance
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
Hericium erinaceus
Mood, Cognition, Neuroprotection
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
Grifola frondosa
Metabolic regulation, Hormonal function
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
Lentinula edodes
Cholesterol regulation, Digestive health
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
Inonotus obliquus
Antioxidant, Skin, Immune health
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
Ganoderma lingzhi
Immunity, Nervous system support
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£39.00Subscriber price
£27.30
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Antioxidant, Skin, Immune Health
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Mood, Cognition, Neuroprotection
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Metabolic Regulation, Hormonal Function
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Immunity, Nervous System Support
30-day supply
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Cholesterol Regulation, Digestive Health
30-day supply
The problem
Up to 74% of mushroom supplements don’t contain what they claim.1
The answer
Each batch is assayed for its active compounds by an independent laboratory, and the result is published.
Heavy metals, pesticides, microbials and solvents are screened before a batch is released.
Purity-IQ certifies that the species in the jar is the species on the label. We were the first mushroom supplement in Europe to hold it.
Soil Association certification covers the mushroom substrate and the surrounding environment, not only the mushrooms. No fillers, bulking agents or grain.
Each serving carries the amount used in the research, and the label says exactly how much.
Raw mushroom keeps its compounds locked inside cell walls we can’t digest. Each species is extracted in hot water, with alcohol added where its compounds need it.
Standard 01
What we measure
The marker compounds for each species — hericenones in Lion’s Mane, beta-glucans across the range — alongside four contaminant panels.
How
An independent laboratory tests a sample from every batch before it is released, and the certificate is published.
Why it matters
A species name on a label is not a dose. Animate batch 26060025 measured 2.985% hericenones, against a 1% category standard.
How it works
01
Amber glass in a mycelium-lined starter box. You keep the jar.
02
Home-compostable pouches that drop through the letterbox.
03
Pause, swap formulas or stop from your account.
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The people who take it
Taking these before my morning swim. Did an extra ten lengths today without thinking about it.
Val DelaneyCordyceps
I read technical reports for a living. Lion's Mane has made the difference between finishing a hard one at 4pm and putting it off till tomorrow.
Anil GuptaLion’s Mane
This is the closest I've found to the real thing in a convenient form, and I like that they're open about where it comes from and how it's extracted.
Minna KChaga
Still sleeping well. keeping my subscription going
Paula ClarkeReishi
The species
Each species has its own chemistry, its own habitat and its own body of research. Start with a profile.
TFMC
Filmed at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, near Penzance in west Cornwall.
Journal
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The species, the compounds, the evidence, and the questions worth asking of any supplement.
References
Findings across 19 reishi supplements bought in the US. Wu DT, Deng Y, Chen LX, Zhao J, Bzhelyansky A, Li SP. Evaluation on quality consistency of Ganoderma lucidum dietary supplements collected in the United States. Scientific Reports, 2017; 7: 7792.
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