Blog collections

Why Ethanol and Water Make the Perfect Team for Mushroom Extracts
Why our tinctures contain just mushroom, spring water and 20% ethanol: what each solvent extracts, why water matters so much for mushrooms, and how little alcohol is in a 1ml... Read more...
Ultrasonic Extraction and Vacuum Distillation: The Gentle Science Behind a Better Mushroom Extract
Mushrooms lock their compounds behind tough chitin cell walls. Here's how ultrasonic extraction opens them up, and how vacuum distillation concentrates the result without cooking it. Read more...
The Beauty Mushroom - Tremella fuciformis
Why is Tremella known as the beauty mushroom? Tremella may not be the most popular mushroom of the bunch (yet) but when it comes to beauty and skin benefits, this... Read more...
Mushroom Grow Kit Guide
So, you’ve got your hands on a mushroom grow kit—congratulations! You’re about to embark on a funtastic journey into the world of fungi, and growing mushrooms at home is easier... Read more...
Reishi Mushroom for Brain Health and Calm Alertness
Introduction: In the pursuit of maintaining optimal cognitive health and promoting states of calm and centred alertness, nature has provided us with a variety of superfoods. One such superfood gaining attention... Read more...
South Africa's Indigenous "Lion's Mane" Mushroom Discovered - Hericium opheliea
This is Peter Herrmann's story of the discovery of South Africa's indigenous "Lion's mane" mushroom we named Hericium opheliea, commonly known as "Pom poms" or "White phantom". Read more...
Mushroom Powders vs Tinctures. FAQ01
This is the question we probably get the most, so I thought I'd address this in our very first FAQ blog. In all honesty it's a question I still haven't... Read more...
Lion's Mane - Mushroom and Mycelium
Lion's mane - Mushroom and Mycelium                "Mycelium makes mushrooms and mushrooms make mycelium, they can not be seperated "  Lion's mane, Hericium erinaceus...the smart mushroom... Read more...
Red Reishi Medicinal Pancake Stack
Reishi Pancakes    Hello everyone! One of the common denominators when people start adding medicinal mushrooms to their diet is that 1) they find that the mushrooms tend to have... Read more...