Essential Daily Duo

Lion's Mane by day, Reishi by night: two Australian-grown extracts that cover focus and restful sleep.

The Essential Daily Duo pairs MYCOfactor's Lion's Mane and Reishi Supercritical™ Full-Spectrum extracts. Both are made from 100% Australian-grown fruiting body, grown by us at Urban Valley in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, and at Bentley Farm in Bannockburn, Victoria, which grows some of our Reishi. Both are extracted with our Supercritical™ Triple-Phase process, an Australian first.

Why pair Lion's Mane and Reishi?

• Lion's Mane in the morning: hericenones and hericene A, researched for focus, clarity and long-term brain health
• Reishi before bed: triterpenes, researched for calm, restful sleep and stress resilience, plus beta-glucans for immune balance

In independent LC-MS/MS testing at the Queensland Brain Institute, MYCOfactor's Lion's Mane extract measured more than 10 times more hericene A than the next closest product tested.

Why does the extraction method matter? The compounds in both mushrooms are hard to get to. 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. On top of that, hericene A in Lion's Mane and many of the triterpenes in Reishi are fatty. Like oil in water, they barely dissolve in the water or alcohol most extracts use, so they get left behind.

Under our NEW high-pressure method, CO2 gas becomes more like a liquid, opens up those tough walls and grabs the fatty 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, so each suggested serve carries the lot.

Key facts

• Contents: 2 × 30ml bottles (Lion's Mane and Reishi, 30 days each)
• Suggested serve: 1ml Lion's Mane in the morning, and 1ml Reishi in a small glass of water before bed
• How to take: shake, then add to water or coffee, or drop straight onto the tongue
• Extraction: Supercritical™ Triple-Phase (supercritical CO2, ethanol and hot water)
• Grown: Urban Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, and Bentley Farm, Bannockburn, Victoria. Fruiting body only
• Organic: National Standard organic certification with Southern Cross Organic in progress
• No rice, no imports, not diluted

Frequently asked questions

Why take them at different times?
The compounds in Lion's Mane suit the start of the day, while the triterpenes in Reishi suit winding down, so splitting them gives you an easy morning and night routine.

How much should I take?
We suggest 1ml of each a day, and you are welcome to adjust the amount to suit your body.

Is this a good place to start with functional mushrooms?
Yes, it is. It covers both daytime focus and evening rest, so it is an easy way to start a daily routine.

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.