Medicinal Mushrooms
Unlock the potent benefits of medicinal mushrooms with our expertly curated collection of natural powders and supplements. This range harnesses the powerful properties of a variety of medicinal fungi, each carefully ground into fine powders and extracted into concentrated forms to maximize their efficacy. Easily integrate these potent supplements into your daily routine, whether by taking them in convenient capsule form or mixing them into your favourite drinks.
Medicinal mushrooms are celebrated for their numerous health benefits, including immune system support, reduced inflammation, enhanced energy levels, and brain health improvement. Our collection features an Organic Mushroom Superblend, combining the synergistic powers of Reishi, Chaga, Maitake, Snow Fungus, Turkey Tail, Oyster Mushroom, Shiitake, and Messima. Additionally, we offer a high-extract Lion’s Mane supplement, renowned for its cognitive benefits, and an Organic Cordyceps Powder to help boost stamina and vitality.
Ready to embrace the holistic power of medicinal mushrooms? Browse our selection of powders and supplements below and discover how these natural wonders can elevate your well-being.
One of the ways that Lion's mane achieves its protective and regenerative effects is by stimulating your body to naturally produce two compounds: nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). These substances are essential in creating new cells and strengthening the ones you already have. They keep your brain resilient against stress and ageing.
In addition to these effects on the brain, studies show that Lion’s mane also helps modulate inflammation, balances cholesterol levels, stimulates digestion, eases ulcers and acidity, reduces the risk of cancer, and boosts the immune system.
This mushroom grows throughout Asia and in other parts of the world in white, globular fruits with long, shaggy tendrils that look like a white lion’s mane. It has a very long history of culinary and medicinal use.
Zen Maitri offers Lion’s mane supplements to conveniently enable you to bring in the potency of these mushrooms into your day-to-day life. These are plant-based capsules containing concentrated Lion's Mane extract. The capsules contain 100% lion’s mane, and they are entirely suitable for vegans. You can take two of these capsules per day, with water, with breakfast for example. Two capsules provide you with 1,300 mg of Lion’s mane (a mixture of organic biomass and organic dual extract). This is superior to the dose required for measurable improvements in cognitive impairment (see for example this study, which analysed an intake of 250 mg tablets 3 times a day for 16 weeks – so 750 mg total taken per day –, and found significantly increased scores of cognitive function compared to placebo).
Lion’s mane is also included in our Mushroom Power Mix, a delicious powder mix that harnesses the potent benefits of a range of medicinal mushrooms and which can be conveniently added into your morning coffee, into shakes and smoothies, or mixed into stir-fries, risottos and soups for a healthy boost.
Cordyceps is included in our Mushroom Power Mix, a delicious powder mix that harnesses the potent benefits of a range of medicinal mushrooms and which can be conveniently added into your morning coffee, into shakes and smoothies, or mixed into stir-fries, risottos and soups for a healthy boost.
Maitake is revered for its taste in cooking and its tonic action for the body, as it increases vitality and longevity. It is rich in antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins (particularly B vitamins and vitamin D2) and minerals (including potassium, calcium and magnesium). It is an adaptogen, which means it increases resilience to stress, helping to regulate the body’s systems in the face of mental or physical difficulty.
It boosts immune function, supports the elimination of metabolic waste, lowers cholesterol, balances blood sugar levels, alleviates inflammation and soothes the digestive tract.
Maitake is included in our Mushroom Power Mix, a delicious powder mix that harnesses the potent benefits of a range of medicinal mushrooms and which can be conveniently added into your morning coffee, into shakes and smoothies, or mixed into stir-fries, risottos and soups for a healthy boost.
There is robust scientific evidence showing that Reishi mushrooms can enhance immunity, relieve insomnia, reduce fatigue (especially when due to low oxygen levels), lower cholesterol, regulate blood sugar, improve resilience to stress, protect against free radical damage and act as a natural anti-allergenic (making it very useful in cases of asthma and allergies).
Reishi belongs to a class of medicines known as adaptogens. These powerful substances support the homeostasis of the body and support resilience to stress of all kinds – physical, chemical, biological, and mental.
Reishi mushrooms are particularly rare in the wild, and increased demand means Reishi is now one of the most widely cultivated medicinal mushrooms to avoid endangering it.
The exact way Reishi's immune-boosting powers work remains uncertain, but scientific studies have shown multiple positive effects. Some of these include increasing the number of white blood cells in the body, altering inflammation pathways, and improving lymphocyte function.
Reishi is included in our Mushroom Power Mix, a delicious powder mix that harnesses the potent benefits of a range of medicinal mushrooms and which can be conveniently added into your morning coffee, into shakes and smoothies, or mixed into stir-fries, risottos and soups for a healthy boost.
Chaga has a long history of traditional use as an immune-booster, natural anti-inflammatory and gut soother – among a range of other uses. Research shows that it can help reduce fatigue, enhance immunity, improve mental function, soothe inflammation (particularly in the gut), support liver function and relieve skin conditions like psoriasis.
Like many medicinal mushrooms, chaga is packed with beta-glucans, which have an array of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol, enhancing immunity and improving heart function.
The best chaga supplements come from natural sources. Our chaga is wild-harvested and guaranteed organic. We use a combination of hot water extracts, ethanolic extracts, mycelial biomass, fruiting bodies and synergistic nutrients to optimise the delivery of chaga's many health benefits.
Chaga is included in our Mushroom Power Mix, a delicious powder mix that harnesses the potent benefits of a range of medicinal mushrooms and which can be conveniently added into your morning coffee, into shakes and smoothies, or mixed into stir-fries, risottos and soups for a healthy boost.