Sfera Bio Nutrition Full Spectrum Mushroom Complex

60vcaps – One vegetarian capsule provides:

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) 100 mg

Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis) 100 mg

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) 100 mg

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) 80 mg

Maitake (Grifola frondosa) 80 mg

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) 80 mg

Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule shell

Directions:

As a food supplement, take 2 capsules, one to three times daily with food, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.

Maintenance Dose: Take 1 to 3 capsules daily with meals.
Therapeutic dose: Take 3 – 6 capsules three times daily with food.
Children – Cordyceps are not suitable for children under 12 years old.

Medicinal mushroom formulated to support immune function and overall health.

Unique selling point: Mushroom: 10:1 water and ethanol extraction and only fruiting bodies used.

Key benefits of Full Spectrum Mushroom Complex

Supports the Immune system and overall health
Blood sugar
Cholesterol
Inflammation

How it works:

Shiitake (Lentinula edodus)

Shiitake is good for preventing high blood pressure and heart disease
Controlling cholesterol levels
Building resistance to viruses and fighting diseases such as cancer.
Liver protective
Active compound: Lentinan

Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)

Cordyceps is known to boost energy levels and increase endurance in athletes
Cordyceps increases the heart’s strength, while slowing the pulse. It raises HDL cholesterol, while lowering LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol. It stops the formation of cholesterol plaques in the arteries.
Strengthens the immune system.
Has been used as an aphrodisiac and treatment for impotence in traditional Chinese medicine.
Affinity for the lungs: It has been shown to improve the functioning of the respiratory system and is beneficial for people suffering from cough, asthma and bronchitis due to its anti-inflammatory properties and its action of relaxing the bronchial walls.

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Reishi promotes strong immunity to disease. It can be taken daily with no build-up tolerance.
Valuable tonic as it helps to normalise the organs in the body and classified as an adaptogen. It helps to reduce stress, boost energy and helps one to get enough sleep, depending on the needs of the body.
Reduces blood pressure and cholesterol.
Supports the liver
Supports cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Turkey tail acts as an adaptogen proving support to the immune system, stimulating our energy levels and resists numerous stress factors we face daily.

Maitake (Grifola frondosa)

This mushroom is a type of adaptogen. Adaptogens assist the body in fighting against any type of mental or physical difficulty. They also work to regulate systems of the body that have become unbalanced.
Liver protectant
Can help to lover blood-glucose levels.

Lions Mane (Hericium erinaceus)

But whilst cognitive enhancement is considered the most essential effects of Lion’s Mane, it’s far away from the only one; studies claim that Lion’s Mane is really an effective neuro protectant that may be beneficial in the management of a startling variety of conditions which range from cardiovascular health to obesity and also some kinds of cancer.

Lion’s Mane is really a distinctive nootropic with the potential of brain and cognitive enhancing.
Lions mane contains a neural growth factor that helps to protect the whole nervous system.

Warnings:

Avoid using medicinal mushrooms if you have a known allergy to other mushrooms or moulds.
Mushrooms should not be taken on an ongoing basis; take one-month breaks every three months, then resume.

Shiitake Adverse Reactions

May cause temporary diarrhoea and abdominal bloating in high dosages.
Allergic reactions are rare, but when they occur, they produce a characteristic whorl, similar to hives (‘shiitake dermatitis), on skin exposed to sunlight.
People with bladder cancer should not use raw shiitake.

Cordyceps Adverse Reactions

Do not use if on anticoagulant drugs, asthma inhalers, or immunosuppressant drugs for lupus, myasthenia gravis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. (Cordyceps stimulates the immune system).
Avoid using cordyceps for hormone-sensitive disorders such as breast cancer or prostate cancer.
Cordyceps are for the use of adults only.

Reishi Adverse Reactions:

Adverse reactions are extremely rare, but using Reishi for three to six months continuous my result in dryness of the mouth, throat and nasal passages; stomach upset; or nosebleed. These complications appear so seldom that their exact causes are not known.
If taking blood-thinning medications such as warfarin, use Reishi only under a doctor’s supervision.
Reishi might have hypotensive activity, so avoid using with antihypertensive medication.

Turkey Tail Adverse Reactions

None known

Maitake Adverse Reactions

Maitake might lower blood glucose levels and might have an additive effect when used with other supplements / medication that also lower blood sugar levels. Monitor blood glucose levels closely.

Lion’s Mane Adverse Reactions

May cause itching of the skin at higher dosages