Lion's Mane

Support for Your Body's Master Computer

Lion's Mane is a unique tonic that provides targeted nourishment for your nervous system—the complex wiring that powers your thoughts, memory, and focus. Here’s how it helps:

• Supports Mental Clarity & Cognitive Function:*
  By profoundly nourishing the brain and supporting the health of nerve cells, Lion's Mane helps to cultivate the biological foundation for sharp focus, clear thinking, and a resilient memory.
• Nourishes the Brain & Nervous System:*
  Lion’s Mane is celebrated for its unique compounds (hericenones and erinacines) which support the body’s own natural processes for maintaining healthy brain tissue and nerve structures.
• Promotes a Balanced Mood & Stress Response:*
  By supporting the health of the nervous system and the gut-brain axis, Lion's Mane aids the body in maintaining a balanced, adaptive, and positive outlook, even in the face of daily stressors.
• Aids in Gut-Brain Axis Harmony:*
  A happy gut is crucial for a happy mind. Lion's Mane supports the health of the digestive lining, which is a key component of the communication pathway that governs both mood and cognition.

Does Your Mind Ever Feel 'Fuzzy' or 'Disconnected'?

It’s the feeling of 'brain fog.' Your thoughts aren't sharp, memories feel just out of reach, and there's a frustrating lag between an idea and your ability to articulate it. It’s as if the wiring in your brain needs a good cleaning. Lion's Mane is the herbalist's choice for this exact feeling. It’s not a stimulant that forces temporary focus. It's a deep, neurological nourisher. It works by supporting the health of the very 'wires'—your nerves and brain cells—that are responsible for lightning-fast connections and crystal-clear thought.*

Lion's Mane Extract is Ideal For:

• The Student & Lifelong Learner: Seeking to support memory, focus, and the ability to absorb new information.*
• The Creator, Writer, & Problem-Solver: Who needs to maintain sharp, innovative, and clear thinking for extended periods.*
• The Meditator & Mindfulness Practitioner: Used for centuries by Buddhist monks to enhance concentration and calm the mind.*
• Anyone Focused on Long-Term Cognitive Health: Who wishes to proactively nourish their brain and nervous system for the decades to come.*

The Priests' Mushroom for a Focused Mind

Known in Japan as *Yamabushitake* ("Mountain Priest Mushroom"), this beautiful, cascading mushroom has a long and treasured history. Buddhist monks were known to drink a tea of Lion's Mane to help them dissolve distractions and achieve a state of deep, unwavering concentration during meditation.

They didn't know the precise science, but they knew the profound effect: a clearer, calmer, sharper mind.

Nourishing the Hardware of Your Mind

Modern research has now identified the unique compounds that give Lion's Mane its remarkable benefits: **hericenones and erinacines**. These molecules are prized for their ability to support the body’s own production of crucial compounds for nerve health.

Lion's Mane works not by forcing your brain to work harder, but by nourishing and supporting the physical 'hardware'—the neurons, the nerves, the entire intricate web of your nervous system. By supporting the health of this foundational structure, you cultivate the very basis for effortless focus, strong memory, and a bright, adaptable mind.*

Batch Specs

We source Lion's Mane Mushroom that is organically grown from a grower-guided outdoor laboratory in the Pacific Northwest USA.

Tonic Tinctures formulates using a variety of extraction techniques for multi-step potency which include:

• Artisan-formulated for Wholistic Effects and Benefits
• Harvesting at Times of Full Botanical Potency
• All Active Parts of the Mushroom are Included in the Formula
  • Fruiting Body
  • Mycelium
  • Sclerotium
• Cold Processed where appropriate to preserve the integrity of the fragile constituents
• Dual Solvent: Water and Alcohol for 99.9% constituent content
  • Additionally Activated for Easy Digestion
• Semi-soluble Polysaccharides Included in Suspension
• Stabilized for Natural Preservation - No Preservatives
• Flash-steamed for Cracked Cell-walls to Release Chitin Bound Constituents

This formulation uses moderately-low alcohol, 35% by volume, so that it is high in active acids and may be taken everyday.

See our homepage for more about our methods.

Ingredients

• 100% Lion's Mane Mushroom (hericium erinaceus)
  • Organic Hardwood Log Grown in the United States Pacific Northwest
  • Fruiting body
  • Mycelium
  • Sclerotium
• Structured Distilled Water
• Triple Filtered USP Grade Organic Alcohol (35% by volume)

Dosage*

Recommended Dosage: 417 – 1,250 milligrams @ 1-3 times a day*

To find a functional dose, start with a minimum dose of 10 drops to 1 dropper and work up to a functional dose.* Many benefits of tonics come from consistent and continued use over a period of time.*

Lion's mane dropper:

• 60 1ml droppers in a 2oz (60ml) bottle
• 1ml dropper = ~1,000 mgs Lion's Mane Mushroom extract

Lion's mane drops:

• 30 drops in a 1ml dropper
• 1 drop = ~33 mgs Lion's Mane Mushroom extract

Suggested Timing:

How to Incorporate Lion's Mane into Your Routine:

• With Meals: Consider taking with meals.
• On an empty stomach: Explore taking on an empty stomach.
• With Probiotics: May combine with probiotics.

Take as desired: Consume on a continuous basis to develop the natural tonic and adaptogenic benefits that build over time.* Some benefits are immediate and some results require consumption over several days and weeks to accomplish.*

Shake gently: Secure the lid and turn the bottle over back-and-forth 3-5 times to evenly distribute the tincture. Do not over-shake.

By mouth: Hold the liquid under the tongue for 60-90 seconds and then swallow the rest of extract.*

Mix with water: Squirt the drops or entire droppers into 2-4 oz of water that is under 120*F. Cool to lukewarm water is best.* Sip slowly to allow absorption in the mouth and throat.*

Further dosage reference: How to Take a Tonic Tincture