Certified organic. Full-spectrum. Micronized.
For busy minds
Make room for clearer thinking.
Cognitive support when attention is stretched thin
Deep work, constant switching, names, details, decisions—some days ask a lot of you. PURICA Lion’s Mane supports cognitive health and helps relieve mental fatigue, making it a natural fit for busy routines.
Why full-spectrum
More than the part you can see.
Lion's Mane is not one thing. Mycelium, primordia and fruiting body each build a different profile of metabolites and structural compounds, and the organism changes chemically as it moves between them. PURICA grows and uses the whole organism, carrying that full spectrum forward rather than reducing Lion's Mane to a single stage.
That decision follows the chemistry. The compounds at the centre of modern Lion's Mane research sit at opposite ends of the lifecycle — erinacines in the mycelium, hericenones in the fruiting body. Single-stage formulas pick a side. Full-spectrum keeps both ends of the biological story, and the transition between them, intact.
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Mycelium
The branching network where Lion's Mane begins, and the stage that carries the erinacines — including small compounds like erinacines A and S that cross the blood–brain barrier and reach NGF, neuronal and myelin-related pathways.
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Primordia
The brief stage where the organism shifts from mycelial network to visible mushroom. Including it preserves that transition, along with a broader mix of developing metabolites and extracellular compounds that single-stage formulas leave on the table.
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Fruiting body
The mushroom above the growing medium — the form most people picture, and the stage that carries the hericenones. These are the compounds tied to NGF-related signalling, neurite growth and the cellular processes behind neuronal plasticity.
Lion's Mane
Purica uses the whole organism of Hericium erinaceus, including multiple stages of its development, to provide a broad spectrum of naturally occurring compounds to support cognitive function, memory, and mental clarity. Purica Lion’s Mane helps you maintain a clear, steady mind throughout the day.
Benefits
Size:60 caps
Pickup available at 6157 Scott Rd
Usually ready in 2 hours
Lion's Mane
60 caps
6157 Scott Rd
Pickup available, usually ready in 2 hours
6157 Scott Rd
Duncan BC V9L 6Y8
Canada
Medicinal ingredients (each capsule contains):
| Organic Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) Full-Spectrum + Micronized | 400 mg |
Recommended use or purpose:
Promotes cognitive health.
Recommended dose:
Adults: take 2 capsules per day for maintenance and 5 capsules per day for therapeutic dose.
Non-medicinal ingredients:
Silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (plant-source), hypromellose.
Cautions and warnings:
Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. May cause stomach discomfort. Store in a cool dry place, away from children. Do not use if safety seal is broken.
Medicinal ingredients (per dose unit):
| Organic Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) Full-spectrum + Micronized | 900 mg |
Recommended use or purpose:
Source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties. Provides antioxidants that help fight/protect (cells) against the oxidative damage (cell damage) caused by free radicals.
Recommended dose:
Adults take 1/4 teaspoon (900 mg) 1 time per day for maintenance and 1/2 teaspoon (1,800 mg) 1 time per day (or more if desired) for
therapeutic dose.
Cautions and warnings:
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a health care practitioner prior to use. Store in a cool dry place, away from children. Do not use if safety seal is broken.
- Cognitive enhancement
- Helps to relieve mental fatigue
- If increased clarity and focus is what you seek, the ancients traditionally used Lion's Mane Mushroom
Ancient Uses of Lion's Mane Mushroom
Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) has a rich history of use in East Asian traditional medicine, dating back centuries. Historically used within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it was valued as a tonic to support overall well-being. Known as Yamabushitake in Japan, it was traditionally consumed by practitioners seeking to support mental focus and a calm mind during meditation.
Traditional Perspectives
Cognitive & Spiritual Tonic: In traditional practices, Lion's Mane was utilized to support mental clarity, focus, and mindfulness. It was traditionally believed to help nourish the spirit and cultivate mental sharpness.
Spleen and Digestive Support: Within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Lion's Mane was traditionally used to fortify the spleen and support digestive health.
Qi and Vitality: It was historically regarded as a tonic to help replenish Qi (vital energy) and support general health and longevity.
General Well-being: It was traditionally used to help manage fatigue and support the body's natural defenses.
Regulatory Note: This historical information is presented strictly for educational purposes to illustrate the traditional context of Hericium erinaceus. Traditional use paradigms view natural substances through a holistic lens developed over generations. These traditional interpretations are distinct from modern clinical endpoints and are not intended to replace professional medical advice or imply modern therapeutic approved applications.
The science people ask about
Two compound families. One route into the brain.
Hericenones and erinacines are why Lion's Mane crossed over from traditional mushroom use into the modern nootropic conversation. Both point to the same place: nerve growth factor (NGF), the signalling protein that tells certain nerve cells to grow, hold their connections and stay alive.
Erinacines are small enough to cross the blood–brain barrier. That single property is what brings the mechanism into the nervous system itself, and it opens up the bigger questions — NGF production, neurite growth, neuroplasticity, nerve regeneration, and the systems that maintain and repair myelin. This is the biology behind describing Lion's Mane as supporting the brain's ability to rewire: to form, strengthen and reorganize its connections over time.
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Found mainly in mycelium
Erinacines
Cyathane diterpenoids, concentrated in mycelium. Erinacines A and S are small enough to cross the blood–brain barrier. Across the wider erinacine family, the activity of interest is consistent: NGF synthesis, neurite outgrowth, oligodendrocyte maturation and myelin-related pathways.
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Associated with fruiting body
Hericenones
A separate family of compounds, concentrated in the fruiting body. Hericenones act on NGF-related signalling and on the cellular environment that neuronal growth and plasticity depend on.
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Growth, repair + neuroplasticity
Nerve growth factor (NGF)
NGF is a neurotrophin. It keeps certain neurons alive, drives their growth, and holds their functional connections in place. It sits at the centre of everything Lion's Mane research reaches toward — neurite growth, nerve regeneration, oligodendrocyte maturation, myelin repair. These are the systems behind the brain's ability to form, strengthen and reorganize connections: to rewire.
What it’s for
For attention now and recall later.
A daily mushroom routine for cognitive health and help with mental fatigue over time.
Attention + concentration
Stay with the task
For long work sessions, study, and task-heavy days. PURICA Lion’s Mane supports cognitive health and helps relieve mental fatigue, fitting naturally into routines that call for concentration.
Recall + mental clarity
Keep the thread
For everyday recall—the name, detail, or thought you don’t want to lose. Lion’s Mane supports memory and mental clarity when a full day starts to blur.
From people who feel the difference
Full-spectrum Lion’s Mane, made for real life
Hold onto what matters.
The work. The idea. The conversation. The small details that make a day your own. Give your mind steady support with Purica Lion’s Mane.