Comment · Sat, February 17, 2024 · ND Owner
Lions mane/erinamax and tigers milk combo
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okaycat · 5 points
Hi guys
Posted this in the general nootropics subreddit as well.
I’m currently taking erinamax/lions mane and tigers milk in hopes that it would help my mood and cognitive function. I’m bipolar so I deal pretty significantly with those issues. Especially since manic episodes tend to cause brain damage long term.
I’ve been on erinamax for a week and a half now and on tigers milk for five days.
I’ve heard it’s a great combo for neurogenesis in the brain and helps with mood and cognition pretty quickly. At least compared to regular lions mane.
However all I’ve noticed is insomnia and maybe feeling a bit foggy? I do think music sounds better but that could just be a placebo.
So anyone have any experience with this combo? Thoughts?
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sebovarli · 1 points
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Ahh, you're talking cordyceps. That's easier to test, as there are standards and compendial methods. Look at the Eurofins testing, though. Those beta-glucan numbers don't look right for cordyceps. I would have to see an HP-TLC plate to really say for sure what's going on. I see they claim it is a mixture of sinensis and militraris, but neither of those make that much beta-glucans naturally. I've seen Chinese suppliers selling sinensis out of China that's been spiked getting those high of numbers, but not naturally. Also, have you read about the recent drama with Megazyme? They discontinued the beta-glucan kits everyone has been using for almost 10 years, saying they were not accurate. Now the new kits are out, and the beta-glucan numbers coming from mushrooms, cordyceps especially, are WAY different. It's a shitshow. These are the kits everyone has been using to assess quality in mushrooms for a long time. Now Megazyme comes out and says: "Just kidding! Those kits are not accurate. These new ones totally are, though!" It's made me lose faith in them.
That cordycepin content is pretty high. The only batches I have seen that high are from a supplier in China that is spiking with synthetic cordycepin. All the suppliers know these people are doing it. The Alkemist chromatogram definitely points in that direction, as it is missing other peaks that usually show up when cordycepin is higher from natural production. I'll buy some of the C+ and run some analysis on it.