Is there a lion's mane dose for memory?
Answer
No. No authorised memory claim exists, so no condition of use has been set. Any dose quoted for memory comes from a manufacturer or a small trial rather than a regulator.
Key takeaways
- Is there a memory dose?
- No. No authorised claim exists for memory, so no condition of use has been established.
- What did the trials use?
- A small number of small human studies used doses in the range of one to three grams of extract a day, over weeks.
- What does a capsule provide?
- Futuro Labs Lion's Mane implies about 300mg of extract from 1500mg mushroom equivalent at 5 to 1.
There is no figure to give
A dose can only be stated against a claim, because the claim carries the condition of use. Magnesium claims specify 15 percent of the 375mg reference value. The omega 3 heart claim specifies 250mg combined.
Lion's mane carries no authorised claim of any kind in the UK, so there is no condition of use for memory or anything else. Any figure quoted for memory comes from a manufacturer or from a small trial, not from a regulator.
What the trials actually used
The small human studies that exist have generally used doses in the range of one to three grams of extract a day, over weeks rather than days, in small numbers of participants.
Futuro Labs Lion's Mane provides 1500mg of mushroom equivalent from a 5 to 1 extract, which implies about 300mg of actual extract, at 13p a day. That is below the range those trials used, and stating that is more useful than quoting a dose as though it were established.
What actually affects memory
Sleep, by a distance, and a club player training until half past nine and up at six is carrying a debt no supplement addresses. Then total food intake, then alcohol, then whether the person is doing anything cognitively demanding at all.
Anything persistent, unexplained or worsening is a GP question rather than a supplement one, and that applies particularly to memory changes.
The full version
- Lion's mane for rugby playersThe claim position and what the research covers.
- How long before lion's mane does anything?The timescale question and why no answer exists.
The product
Futuro Labs Lion's Mane
Futuro Labs Lion's Mane is the 1500mg mushroom equivalent one at 13p a day, from a 5 to 1 extract in a vegan capsule, UK made and GMP certified. It carries no authorised health claim.
- 1500mg mushroom equivalent, 5:1 extract
- 50% polyphenols, bulking agent declared
- Vegan capsule, UK made to GMP
- No authorised health claim exists
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Questions players ask
How much for memory?
No authorised memory claim exists, so no condition of use has been set.
What did the studies use?
One to three grams of extract a day, over weeks, in small numbers of participants.
What actually affects memory?
Sleep by a distance, then total food intake, then alcohol.