r/HericiumErinaceus is a subreddit with 817 members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hericium erinaceus, lion's mane, lions mane, benefits, and experience.
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a mushroom with neuroprotective and nootropic properties.
Popular Themes in r/HericiumErinaceus
#1
Advice Requests
: "Found in the wild today in southeast Ohio. Any good recipes for cooking or dehydrating tips?"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Is There a Particularly Good Source of Lions's Mane?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/HericiumErinaceus
#1
Hericium Erinaceus
: ""Hericium Erinaceus Extract Reduces Anxiety and Depressive Behaviors by Promoting Hippocampal Neurogenesis in the Adult Mouse Brain" (2018)"
55 posts
#2
Lion's Mane
: "Paul Stamets with Lion's Mane"
25 posts
#3
Lions Mane
: "I started taking the Lions Mane mushroom capsules because of the Joe Rogan podcast."
9 posts
#4
Benefits
: "Mycologist Paul Stamets telling Joe Rogan about the Benefits of Lion's Mane"
9 posts
#5
Experience
: "Trip report: psilocybe cuebensis, niacin and lion's mane stack that Paul Stamets covered in Episode #1035 of the Joe Rogan Experience."
6 posts
#6
Anecdote
: ""Lion's Mane - anhedonia" - Anecdote of a very successful, enduring recovery from anhedonia; some positive emotional release/crying (possibly mediated by KOR) occured during reduction in anhedonic symptoms"
5 posts
#7
Paul Stamets
: "Mycologist Paul Stamets telling Joe Rogan about the benefits of Lion's Mane"
5 posts
#8
Mushrooms
: "Paul Stamets on Saving the Bees with Mushrooms"
5 posts
#9
Depression
: ""Chronic insomnia and clinical Depression relieved after 3 weeks of Lion’s Mane""
5 posts
#10
Neuroprotective
: "Hi everyone, I'm a master degree student in Food Sciences and I'm currently preparing a presentation on H.erinaceus Neuroprotective effect on humans. Still there are no clear studies about it an many tested the effect just in vivo( in mice). Are there any trials on human cell lines or on humans?"
5 posts
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#1
Scientific Paper
: "The Growth of a Hippocampal Neuron"
32 posts
#2
Personal Experience
: "I started taking the Lions mane mushroom capsules because of the Joe Rogan podcast."
23 posts
#3
Research
: "Mycologist Paul Stamets telling Joe Rogan about the benefits of Lion's Mane"
16 posts
#4
Question
: "Is There a Particularly Good Source of Lions's Mane?"
7 posts
#5
Growing
: "[Gourmet] Second flush of lion's mane ordered from myctyson.com"
7 posts
#6
Culinary
: "Lion's mane 151 grams wet."
3 posts
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Last updated: September 9, 2025