Reishi Supercritical™ Full-Spectrum Extract

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Australian-grown Reishi, extracted three ways to capture the triterpenes and beta-glucans researched for sleep, stress and immune balance.

MYCOfactor Reishi Supercritical™ Full-Spectrum Extract is a liquid extract made from 100% Australian-grown Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) fruiting body. We grow it ourselves at Urban Valley, our farm in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and at Bentley Farm, our semi-wild farm in Bannockburn, Victoria. We then extract it with our Supercritical™ Triple-Phase process, an Australian first, so the fat-soluble triterpenes and the water-soluble beta-glucans end up in the same bottle.

Key facts

• Mushroom: Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), fruiting body only
• Grown: Urban Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, and Bentley Farm, Bannockburn, Victoria. Grown, harvested and extracted by MYCOfactor
• Extraction: Supercritical™ Triple-Phase (supercritical CO2, ethanol and hot water)
• Key compounds: triterpenes (including ganoderic acids), polysaccharides, beta-glucans
• Suggested serve: 1ml per day
• Sizes: 30ml (30 serves, 30 days) or 100ml (100 serves, 100 days)
• How to take: shake, then stir into a small glass of water before bed, or drop straight onto the tongue
• Organic: National Standard organic certification with Southern Cross Organic in progress
• No rice, no imports, not diluted

How Supercritical™ Triple-Phase extraction works

We add gas and pressure to traditional methods to pull more from every mushroom. Standard dual extracts use alcohol and water only, which leaves many fat-soluble compounds behind. Our process runs three separate extractions on the same fruiting body:

• Phase 1, supercritical CO2: captures fat-soluble compounds, including triterpenes
• Phase 2, ethanol: captures alcohol-soluble compounds, including more triterpenes
• Phase 3, hot water: captures water-soluble polysaccharides, including beta-glucans

The three phases are combined into one full-spectrum liquid, so a single suggested 1ml serve carries compounds from all three.

Why does that matter? You can't simply eat Reishi. It is as hard and woody as a piece of bark, which is why people have brewed it as a tea for centuries. The compounds people take it for are locked away inside, because every mushroom cell is wrapped in a tough wall made of chitin, the same hard fibre found in crab and prawn shells, and our bodies can barely break it down.

The compounds that matter most for winding down are the triterpenes, including ganoderic acids. They are studied for their calming effect, restful sleep and stress resilience, and they are what gives Reishi its bitter taste. The catch is that many of them are fatty. Like oil in water, they barely dissolve in hot water, so a tea or a water-only extract leaves a lot of them behind.

Under our NEW high-pressure method, CO2 gas becomes more like a liquid, and those tough walls are opened up. The liquid CO2 then acts as a solvent, just like water or alcohol, and grabs onto the hardest-to-get compounds inside. In our closed-loop system, the pressure is then released, the CO2 turns back into a gas, and what is left behind is a super-concentrated extract. We combine it with our alcohol and water extracts, which carry the beta-glucans studied for immune balance, so each suggested serve carries the lot.

The compounds in every serve

• Triterpenes (ganoderic acids): studied for their calming effect and support for restful sleep and stress resilience
• Beta-glucans and polysaccharides: studied for immune balance and long-term vitality

Frequently asked questions

How is MYCOfactor Reishi different from other Reishi extracts?
It is grown in Australia on our own farms, made from fruiting body only, and extracted in three phases rather than two, so it captures fat-soluble triterpenes as well as water-soluble beta-glucans.

Where is it grown?
It is grown at Urban Valley, our indoor farm in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and at Bentley Farm, our semi-wild farm in Bannockburn, Victoria. Nothing is imported.

When should I take it?
Most people take it in the evening, stirred into a small glass of water before bed. We suggest 1ml a day, and you are welcome to adjust it to suit your body.

Why does it taste bitter?
The bitterness comes from the triterpenes, so it is a sign they are there. Stirring it into a small glass of water softens the taste.

Can I take it with other MYCOfactor extracts?
Yes, you can. Reishi at night pairs with Lion's Mane in the morning, and the two are available together as the Essential Daily Duo.

Please note: Check with your health professional before consuming if you are taking blood-thinning or immune-modulating medication, or if you have any specific health concerns.