Purica Purica - Lion's Mane 400 mg, 360 vcaps
Purica Lion's Mane - The Lion’s Mane mushroom gets its name due to its long cascading tendrils that resemble the mane of a lion. Legend has it that those who consumed lion’s mane mushroom would have “nerves of steel and the memory of a lion”. Recent studies confirm support of the digestive system by administration of Lion’s mane mushroom, but more promising is its ability to stimulate synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF), which may help inhibit brain dysfunction and age-related loss of cognitive function. Purica's Lion's Mane is an organic, full spectrum mushroom, micronized for superior absorption and assimilation.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $149.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Focus and clarity
- Supports concentration, memory and mental stamina.
- Nervous system support
- Nutrients that feed how your brain signals and recovers.
- A daily mental edge
- Built for consistent, long-term cognitive support.
Best suited to: someone committing to this for months, someone who wants whole mushroom, not an isolate, someone raising a dose gradually.
What the research supports
Each capsule holds 400 mg of organic Lion's Mane. Two capsules a day is maintenance dosing, and the label allows up to five for a therapeutic dose.
The one human trial used 3000 mg a day of dried mushroom.
- Memory (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial)
- A 16 week trial in older adults with memory complaints found better test scores at 3000 mg a day of dried Lion's Mane, though the gain faded once they stopped.
- Nerve repair (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial)
- Lab and animal studies suggest Lion's Mane compounds prompt nerve cells to grow and repair. Whether enough survives digestion to do that in a person has not been shown.
Read the literature: Memory on PubMed, Nerve repair on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Someone committing to this for months
- 360 capsules is six months at the two a day maintenance dose, which matches how slowly this mushroom is studied.
- Someone who wants whole mushroom, not an isolate
- This is the micronized fungus with nothing removed, so you get its full mix of polysaccharides rather than one concentrated fraction.
- Someone raising a dose gradually
- At 400 mg per capsule you can step from 800 mg to 2000 mg a day in small increments rather than jumping between fixed serving sizes.
Look elsewhere if
- Someone who wants to hit the studied dose
- A hot water extract stating its beta-glucan percentage gets you there in one or two capsules. This one asks for seven or eight.
- Anyone wanting sharper focus today
- Lion's Mane took eight to sixteen weeks to show anything in trials. Caffeine with L-theanine is the honest answer for focus this afternoon.
- Someone already on a mushroom blend
- Check what is in it first. Blends often carry Lion's Mane at 100 to 200 mg, and stacking two underdosed sources is worse value than one product at a dose that matters.
What to expect
Give it eight to sixteen weeks at minimum. In the trial people cite, scores improved at weeks 8, 12 and 16, then slid back within four weeks of stopping, so this is not something that builds and stays. Day to day you will feel nothing.
How it compares
- Compared with a hot water Lion's Mane extract standardized to beta-glucans
- This is the whole micronized mushroom with nothing stripped out, and 360 capsules is an unusually long run for one bottle. The tradeoff: Micronizing reduces particle size but does not break down the chitin cell wall the way hot water extraction does, and there is no beta-glucan percentage here to compare potency against.
- Compared with the same Lion's Mane as loose powder
- Capsules give you exactly 400 mg every time and travel without a scoop or a shaker. The tradeoff: Reaching gram level doses means swallowing a lot of capsules, where powder gets there in a single teaspoon.
Product details
- Active ingredient
- Organic Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
- Ingredient form
- vcaps
- Strength
- 400 mg
- Servings per container
- 360
- Suggested use
- Take 2 capsules per day for maintenance and 5 capsules per day for a therapeutic dose. Vegan, gluten free, non-GMO.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Purica
How to take it
Take 2 capsules per day for maintenance and 5 capsules per day for a therapeutic dose. Vegan, gluten free, non-GMO.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each vegan capsule contains
- Organic Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
- 400 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegan), hypromellose.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Purica - Lion's Mane
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.