Lion's Mane and Lion's Mane for Cognition (mild impairment)
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Lion's Mane
A mushroom with intriguing nerve-growth mechanisms and a couple of small, promising human cognition trials — early days.
Grade C2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Evidence brief
Lion's Mane for Cognition (mild impairment)
Evidence grade C — Small trials
Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Lion's Mane | Lion's Mane for Cognition (mild impairment) |
|---|---|---|
| Cognition (mild impairment) | Evidence grade CSmall effectlowSmall trials | Evidence grade CSmall effectlowSmall trials |
Graded only in Lion's Mane
- Mood / anxiety Small effectEvidence grade C
Graded only in Lion's Mane for Cognition (mild impairment)
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
What each entry says about the other
- Lion's Mane for Cognition (mild impairment)’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Lion's Mane monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.