Purica Purica - Red Reishi Powder 900mg, 100 grams
Purica Red Reishi Powder - Organic and micronized this therapeutic grade Red Reishi Mushroom Powder is proven effective in supporting healthy blood circulation and metabolic activity. Also helpful in boosting the body’s natural immune system and acting as a powerful antioxidant. Also shown to be effective supporting internal organ functions and providing extra energy. A full spectrum lab-grown product, including mycelium, fruitbody, spores, primordial and extra cellular compounds. It is a most revered ancient mushroom, a powerful adaptogen and immunomodulator.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $52.98 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
- Year-round defense
- Daily support for a resilient immune response.
- Antioxidant support
- Helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress.
- Tradition meets research
- Time-tested ingredients in clinically informed doses.
Best suited to: wants the most reishi for the money, already stirs things into a morning drink, would rather scoop twice than swallow four capsules.
What the research supports
Each quarter-teaspoon is 900 mg of whole red reishi; twice a day totals 1,800 mg. The 100-gram bag lasts about eight weeks.
Reishi trials ran on extracts between roughly 1.4 and 5.4 g a day. This is whole milled mushroom at 1,800 mg, which is not the same measure.
- Immune response (evidence: limited, from laboratory study, animal study)
- Reishi polysaccharides interact with immune cells in lab and animal studies. The handful of human trials used concentrated extract rather than the 1,800 mg a day of milled whole fungus this bag provides.
- Fatigue and wellbeing (evidence: limited, from laboratory study, animal study)
- Reishi compounds are thought to ease physical and mental fatigue over time. Small trials of concentrated extract reported better fatigue and wellbeing scores over 4 to 8 weeks, at extract amounts above the 1,800 mg here.
Read the literature: Immune response on PubMed, Fatigue and wellbeing on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Wants the most reishi for the money
- 1800 mg a day from a 100 gram bag works out dramatically cheaper than reaching the same amount through 400 mg capsules.
- Already stirs things into a morning drink
- A quarter teaspoon goes into whatever is already hot in front of you, so the habit costs nothing new.
- Would rather scoop twice than swallow four capsules
- Matching 1800 mg in capsule form is four to five capsules across two doses, and the scoop is two.
Look elsewhere if
- Sensitive to bitter flavours
- reishi is properly bitter, well past chaga or lion's mane. Capsules remove the taste entirely, and a cocoa based reishi drink mix covers it.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- reishi is not recommended in either case. Wait, and ask a practitioner what is appropriate for now.
- Takes everything on an empty stomach
- the label asks for this one with food to avoid digestive upset, so it has to attach to a meal. A capsule with a light snack is easier to place in a morning.
What to expect
Nothing perceptible, which is the honest answer for reishi in any format. It is a background daily habit measured in months, not something with an onset. What is immediate is the bitterness, and that is the thing that decides whether the bag gets finished. Take it with food as the label says, since a quarter teaspoon on an empty stomach is the usual reason people report queasiness.
How it compares
- Compared with the same brand's reishi capsules
- 1800 mg a day against 1600 mg, at a fraction of the cost per gram, from two scoops rather than four separate capsule doses. The tradeoff: You taste it, and reishi is the hardest of the common mushroom powders to drink. You also need a mug, a spoon and a meal to take it with.
- Compared with a cocoa sweetened reishi drink mix
- Straight reishi at 1800 mg a day with nothing else in the spoon, no coconut sugar and no cocoa taking up room in the serving. The tradeoff: The sweetened versions exist because plain reishi is hard to finish, and 1400 mg a day that you actually drink beats 1800 mg that sits in the cupboard.
Product details
- Active ingredient
- Organic Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
- Ingredient form
- grams
- Strength
- 900mg
- Suggested use
- Adults take 1/4 teaspoon (900mg) 2 times per day. To avoid digestive upset, take with food/meal. Vegan, gluten-free & no GMOs.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Purica
How to take it
Adults take 1/4 teaspoon (900mg) 2 times per day. To avoid digestive upset, take with food/meal. Vegan, gluten-free & no GMOs.
- 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 1/4 teaspoon contains
- Organic Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
- 900mg
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- Some immune botanicals may interact with immunosuppressant medication. Review with your practitioner.
- 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 - Red Reishi Powder
- 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.