Lions Mane 8:1
People mainly take Lions Mane 8:1 for focus, memory. Based on 15 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #308 of 3,539 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 49% are positive.
What Lions Mane 8:1 does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
3 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.
“I also tried both RM and ND lion's mane, and I got better results with ND's (but I was taking the 8:1 extract from ND)”
“It’s been long time, but I did use lion’s mane at night. Nothing notable happened.”
“I did a cycle of real mushrooms lion’s mane and barely felt anything. I'm a few weeks into ND 8:1 extract, and I'm very impressed thus far.”
“Have you tried Lions Mane 8:1? It works well for me”
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