Organic Reishi Mushroom Capsules

All our mushroom extracts are from the leading supplier of organic mushroom extracts: Nammex. They have over 40 years of mushroom growing experience and were one of the first companies to bring organic functional mushroom extracts to North America.

Their ingredients go through rigorous quality control and are tested twice for heavy metals, agricultural chemicals and microbial contamination to ensure they meet all standards for dietary supplements of this nature. All of their extracts are made from certified organic mushrooms (fruiting bodies), organically grown or wildcrafted from deep within mountain regions of China.

Mushrooms used for dietary supplements are seldom grown in North America since they are too expensive. China is the leading supplier of mushrooms worldwide and supplies over 90% of the world’s mushrooms. 

It has a rich history of mushroom use as both food and medicine and is the birthplace of mushroom cultivation, with shiitake being farmed in the early 1200s. China is one of the only places in the world where you can get 100% organic mushroom (fruiting body) extracts that can be sold at an affordable price.

The products are identical. The only difference is how you want to consume them.

2 capsules is equivalent to roughly a 1/2 tsp of the mushroom powders.

In terms of potency and efficacy, both the capsules and powders are equally effective at delivering.

The capsules are great for travel, whereas the powder can be added to recipes or mixed in coffee, tea or bone broth.

It is extremely important to distinguish the difference between mushrooms and mycelium.

Mushrooms are the "fruit" and reproductive stage of these organisms, while the mycelium is the root system or "body" of the fungus.

Mushrooms contain much higher levels of active compounds like beta-glucans, and there is a large body of research on them. They have also been consumed for thousands of years as food, and many health benefits have been shown from just mushroom consumption.

Mycelium is commonly grown on a grain substrate, and this grain cannot be separated from the mycelium, so much of the final product is actually grain with no mushrooms present. This shows up in high amounts of starch and low amounts of active compounds like beta-glucans. 

For these reasons, Real Mushrooms only utilizes mushrooms in all of its products, with verified levels of important active compounds like beta-glucans, and is always guarded against starchy fillers like grain.

Yes, this is because of the triterpenes found within the Reishi mushroom. Triterpenes give Reishi its bitter flavor, and this bitterness is a good quality indicator of Reishi. Reishi products that aren’t bitter can be assumed to have negligible amounts of triterpenes.

If you do not like bitter tastes, we recommend our Reishi capsules instead of the powder version.

Since Reishi contains beneficial compounds that are both water-soluble and insoluble, Real Mushrooms uses double (a.k.a. dual) extraction to create our potent Reishi mushroom extract.

The mushrooms are run through both processes, and the resulting liquids are combined and evaporated to make one final Reishi extract powder that provides maximum potency and health benefits.

Reishi mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that have been studied for their potential role in overall wellness and vitality*. This fungus contains over 400 different bioactive compounds, including triterpenoids, polysaccharides, nucleotides, sterols, steroids, fatty acids, proteins, peptides, and trace elements.

They contain hundreds of bioactive compounds, mainly in the form of polysaccharides and triterpenes, that assist the body in numerous ways.

Some of the research-supported benefits of Reishi include:*

• Supports immune health and resilience
• Supports mood and emotional well-being
• Promotes restful sleep and relaxation
• Supports energy, vitality, and healthy aging
• Helps maintain general wellness and resilience to stress
• Promotes cardiovascular and circulatory health
• Helps maintain healthy blood sugar metabolism
• Supports liver health 
• Provides antioxidant support
• Promotes healthy inflammatory response

Beta-glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides found in mushrooms and are among the most studied compounds for their functional properties*. For this reason, we specifically measure beta-glucan levels on our products.

We do not believe in using polysaccharides as a measure of quality as they can be easily doctored using starch-like substances like grains.

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Natural ingredients don’t always flow smoothly through processing equipment, and capsule manufacturers need to utilize other ingredients to fill capsules. It is common practice for encapsulation facilities to require the use of more ingredients.

We have worked closely with our encapsulation partners to make sure that only what is added is necessary to create the Reishi capsules.