Coral Tooth Lion's Mane (Hericium coralloides), Dried Whole

Regarding edibility, Hericium mushrooms are ideal for their seafood-like taste and texture. They are not at all fishy, but something about them screams... crab cake!

Being a rabid Meat and Seafood eater myself never would I have thought that crab cakes could be made vegan and taste so good, but Hericium coralloides achieved it!

Coral Tooth or Hericium Coralloides is one of the four types of Hericiums found in North America. It is also widely distributed in Europe, growing in India, Russia, China and Japan. In China, it is highly valued for its medicinal properties and is widely consumed. Like all other types of Hericium, it contains a compound called “erinacines” which is increasingly being studied for it’s neuroprotective effects and has shown potential in treating Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Antidepressant

Cognitive enhancement

Neuroprotective

Anti-Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders

Coralloides is remarkable Stimulator of nerve growth factor synthesis (Kawagishi et al., 1996). Stimulators of nerve growth factor synthesis are being investigated as potential medicines for degenerative neuronal disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and peripheral nerve regeneration (Yamada et al., 1997).