Hericium-MRL 45g
Mycology Research Laboratories Ltd.
GMP and 100% organic certified.
90 tablets.
Basic Information:
Hericium
Chinese name: Hou Tou Gu 猴头菇 / 猴頭菇
Japanese name: Yamabushitake 山伏茸
Vietnames name: nấm đầu khỉ
English names: Lion's Mane, Pom Pom, Hedgehog mushroom, Bearded Tooth mushroom
Botanical name: Hericium erinaceus
Recommended dose: 3-6 tablets per day
What is Hericium?
Hericium erinaceus is used not only as a medicinal herb but also prized as a gastronomic ingredient in cooking.
Hericium erinaceus belongs to the Tooth Mushroom group and is identified by its long spines growing out from one group instead of in branches. It tends to grow on hardwoods.
Clinical Applications of Hericium:
Gastritis and gastro-intestinal inflammation
Immune-system boosting in relation to infections
Diseases of the nerves and degeneration of nerve tissue
Cancer, particularly gastric and oesophagal
Lowers cholesterol
Hepatitis-B
Clinical and Research References to Hericium erinaceus:
Dong Q, Jia LM, Fang JN: A beta-D-glucan isolated from the fruiting bodies of Hericium erinaceus and its aqueous conformation. Carbohydr Res. 2006 May 1;341(6):791-5.
Li JL, Lu L, Dai CC, Chen K, Qiu JY: A comparative study on sterols of ethanol extract and water extract from Hericium erinaceus. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2001 Dec;26(12):831-4.
Wang JC, Hu SH, Su CH, Lee TM: Antitumor and immunoenhancing activities of polysaccharide from culture broth of Hericium spp. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2001 Sep;17(9):461-7.
Wang JC, Hu SH, Lee WL, Tsai LY: Antimutagenicity of extracts of Hericium erinaceus. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2001 May;17(5):230-8.
Xu HM, Xie ZH, Zhang WY: Immunomodulatory function of polysaccharide of Hericium erinaceus. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1994 Jul;14(7):427-8.
Chen TQ: Combined traditional Chinese and western medicine for the treatment of atrophic gastritis: report of 140 cases. Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1983 Jul;3(4):221-2
Xu CP, Liu WW, Liu FX, Chen SS, Liao FQ, Xu Z, Jiang LG, Wang CA, Lu XH: A double-blind study of effectiveness of hericium erinaceus pers therapy on chronic atrophic gastritis. A preliminary report. Chin Med J (Engl). 1985 Jun;98(6):455-6.
Yang BK, Park JB, Song CH: Hypolipidemic effect of an Exo-biopolymer produced from a submerged mycelial culture of Hericium erinaceus. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2003 Jun;67(6):1292-8.
10. Nagi K et al. “Dilinoleoy1-phosphatidylethanolamine from Hericium erinaccum protests aga ER stress-dependent Neuro2a cell death via protein kinase C pathway.” The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Volume 17, Issue 8, Pages 525-530
Kenmoku H. et al “ Erinacine Q, a new erinacine from Hericium ernaceum, and its biosynthetic route to erinacine C in the basidiomycete.” Biosci Botechnol Biochem. 2002 Mar;66(3):571-5.
Manufacturing Process
Hericium-MRL is not an extract but instead contains both the mycelium and the primordia (young fruiting bodies) of Hericium erinaceus grown aseptically into a biomass. The biomass is then manufactured into tablets, each containing 500mg.
Cultivation Process of Hericium-MRL
MRL Ltd.´s Hericium erinaceus powder contains both mycelium and primordia (young fruit body) cultivated into a biomass that is grown on a sterilised (autoclaved) substrate.
This cultivation process ensures the powder is free from contamination by other fungi and that pesticides and heavy metals are absent.
The cultivation system is proprietary, allowing for standardised production of Hericium erinaceus. The powder biomass is then sealed in plastic containers.
Certified Organic (USA & EU)
The fungal biomassHericium erinaceus that comprises Hericium-MRL is certified 100% Organic in the United States by Quality Assurance International (Certificate No. 103491-A).
In December of 2005, MRL powder gained EU organic certification in accordance with EU Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 by Quality Assurance International (Certificate No. 105493-A).
