Description
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Material | Milled fruiting body of a cultivated macrofungus |
| Mycological name | Hericium erinaceus |
| Catalogue names | Lion’s Mane, hedgehog mushroom |
| CAS registry number | Not applicable, multicomponent natural material |
| Appearance | Light fibrous powder with visible plant-like texture |
| Net mass | As declared on the pack label |
| Loss on drying | Determined per batch and stated on the certificate |
| Total ash | Determined per batch and stated on the certificate |
| Particle size | Sieve fraction declared after milling |
| Storage | Dry, cool, closed container, protected from light |
| Documentation | Batch record with cultivation, drying and milling dates |
Why the specification opens with a blank registry field
A registry number identifies one defined chemical individual. Powdered fungal biomass is a mixture of polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, mineral matter and low molecular weight metabolites, and no single number can stand for all of that. Anyone quoting a registry number for a whole mushroom is quoting the number of one isolated constituent, not of the powder in the jar. The parameters that genuinely describe such a material are the ones set by the supplier specification and confirmed batch by batch. See also our catalogue listing: Pramiracetam czystość substancji ≥ 99% 1000mg..
Establishing identity of a milled fungal material
Identity of biomass rests on a chain of observations rather than on one instrument reading. Macroscopic assessment of the starting fruiting body precedes milling, because once the material is a fine powder the morphology that distinguishes the species is gone. Microscopy of the powder then looks at hyphal and spore structures, and a chromatographic fingerprint compares the extract with a retained pattern from an authenticated batch.
- Species declaration from the grower, tied to the cultivation record
- Macroscopic photographs of the fruiting body taken before drying
- Microscopic examination of the milled powder against reference structures
- Thin-layer or liquid chromatographic fingerprint of a standard extract
- Retention of a sealed reference sample from each milled lot
Contaminant classes that matter in dried biomass
Drying and milling concentrate whatever the raw material carried. Microbiological load, mycotoxins from storage moulds, elemental impurities taken up from the substrate and foreign organic matter are the four families a receiving laboratory checks. Water activity after drying governs how the powder behaves in storage and is worth measuring rather than assuming.
The batch file for a natural product
Documentation carries more weight here than for a synthetic single substance, because the specification cannot be reduced to one formula. The record should tie the powder back to a cultivation lot, a drying run and a milling run, each with dates. Where the buyer needs figures for moisture, ash or elemental impurities, those figures come from the certificate for the specific lot, not from a general catalogue page. See also our reagent-grade material: VIAGRA / Tadalafil Czystość ≥ 99% 1000mg..
See also
- VIAGRA / Tadalafil Czystość ≥ 99% 1000mg.
- Pramiracetam czystość substancji ≥ 99% 1000mg.
- Noopept / НООПЕПТ. Synthetic substance ≥ 99% 1000MG.
- Coluracetam, czystość substancji ≥ 99%, 1000mg
Selected literature
Animal and in vitro studies indexed in PubMed; no human-use guidance is provided here.
- Contato AG Lion's Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus): A Neuroprotective Fungus with Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antimicrobial Potential-A Narrative Review 2025, Nutrients. PMID 40284172
- Brandalise F Hericium erinaceus in Neurodegenerative Diseases: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond, How Far from the Shoreline? 2023, Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland). PMID 37233262
- Friedman M Chemistry, Nutrition, and Health-Promoting Properties of Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane) Mushroom Fruiting Bodies and Mycelia and Their Bioactive Compounds 2015, Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. PMID 26244378
- Szućko-Kociuba I Neurotrophic and Neuroprotective Effects of Hericium erinaceus 2023, International journal of molecular sciences. PMID 37958943
Handling qualification. Human use is outside the scope of this product. It is not a veterinary product either. Intended use: laboratory work and analytical determination by HPLC and GC-MS. Outside the category of medicinal and food products.
