Comment · Mon, December 28, 2020 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
BEWARE! Dr Emil Lion's Mane is a Scam
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SnooSmart · 268 points
They're selling capsules of Cocoa Powder and black pepper and calling it Lions Mane.
https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Lions-Mane-Mushroom-Capsules/dp/B07Q5DZJTK
Tons of recent reviews are reporting it. This brand has a lot of purchases/ratings so just beware, buy from another brand.
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ProperBeat · 20 points
Mycelium is to a mushroom like what roots are to a tree.
Haha that is an idiotic statement.
The mycelium is the actual organism, a fungus. The "mushroom" or "toadstool / fruiting body" is the fruit of the fungus meant for reproduction so it should be "Mycelium is to a mushroom like what a tree is to an apple"
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
It's a simplification for people who know nothing about mushrooms. That's what analogies are: simplifications meant to help people visualize something. Mushrooms and trees are in totally different kingdoms, so obviously tree roots and mycelium are not the same. The organisms are completely different. The whole point was that grinding up an oak tree's roots with a bunch of soil it is growing in, then selling it labeled as an oak tree, would be misleading. Would you not agree? A bunch of oak tree roots and soil mixed together are not an oak tree, just like a bunch of lion's mane mycelium ground up with rice is not a mushroom fruiting body. It's an imperfect analogy meant to help people visualize the concept.