Comment · Fri, December 17, 2021 · ND Owner
Why take the 10:1 corcyceps extract?
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3ric843 · 6 points
Hello everyone!
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I am taking the 10:1 because I was led to believe that I was getting more cordycepin that way.
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But I stumbled upon a comment saying the following:
"There are no alcohol soluble compounds of interest in Turkey Tail or Cordyceps AFAIK. IMO it is way better and more efficient to do a 30 minute hot water extraction of the dried powdered / shredded mushrooms (boiling under pressure, like in a pressure cooker) and then just dry it without filtering anything out.
You will be left with the full spectrum of the mushrooms bio-actives in a bioavailable form, everything is in there including all alcohol solubles. A 1:1 extract"
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Reply: "What about cordycepin and adenosine?"
And then reply: "Those are water-solubles"
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So I did a quick google search, which led me to this:https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/product/documents/325/006/c3394pis.pdf
"This product is soluble in water (1 mg/ml). The solubility is routinely tested at 20 mg/ml (1 M NH4OH), forming a clear, colorless solution. "
So cordycepin is ind…
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Warren_sl · 2 points
Hell yeah!!! You’re the best. Hoping that new Lions Mane mycelium extract will be here soon?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Our mushroom researcher arrives at the lab I built for him January 3rd. We'll move quickly, but we are probably looking at Q2 at the earliest for a finished product. Who knows, maybe the stars will align and we will move quicker. We will certainly try.