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    Benefits, side effects, and uses of Hericium erinaceus as a supplement: a systematic review
    (2025) Menon, Arya; Jalal, Ayesha
    Introduction: Hericium erinaceus (HE), commonly known as the Lion's Mane mushroom, is an edible, medicinal fungus containing bioactive polysaccharides. It shows promising properties, including neuroprotective, anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-proliferative, and anti-inflammatory effects. The mushroom's bioactive chemical components, derived from its fruiting bodies and mycelia (erinacines), demonstrate promising neural-stimulating activity. This systematic review investigates existing literature on the clinical use of HE, outlining its benefits and side effects related to neural stimulation, apoptotic activity, the abundance of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing microbiota, and its role in mood dysregulation, with the aim of establishing a safety profile for the supplement.