On this page, I will be compiling a list of all the herbs, fungi, and plants that I write about with a biohacking focus. Feel free to browse through them, and recommend additions to this index. Ylang Ylang – Types of Scent Profiles, Properties & Uses Frankincense Types: Medicinal, Psychoactive, Cognitive, Scent Properties & More
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Lion’s Mane’s Powerful Healing Effects on Health & Cognition
Lion´s mane is a wellknown edible and medicinal mushroom found throughout the world that commonly colonizes both living and dead broadleaf trees. Its fruiting bodies, meaning the mushroom heads, and fungal mycelia, meaning the root-like structures, exhibit various pharmacological activities, including the enhancement of the immune system as well as anti-tumor, hypoglycemic, and anti-aging properties. […]
How Lion’s Mane is a Fertilizer for Neurons & Improves Brain Function
I will be investigating how Hericium Erinaceus, otherwise known as the Lion’s mane mushroom, can enhance brain function. Does it improve neurogenesis? Does it improve the myelination of brain nerve cells (a.k.a neurons)? Which parts of the brain does does Lion’s Mane improve? And how exactly does Lion’s Mane work? These are some of the questions […]
Bacopa Monnieri – Dosage, Properties, and How it Works
The ancient Indian Ayurveda practitioners in 6th century A.D. also mentioned using Bacopa to sharpen the intellect, reduce mental deficits, and improve memory. Bacopa Monnieri, also known as water hyssop, is a potent anxiolytic nootropic that has been used in the Ayurvedic traditional medicine for centuries- from 6th century onwards. Traditionally, it was used as […]
Why Chronic Stress Rots the Brain & How Bacopa Monnieri Can Help
On this page I will be investigating the Chronic stress and how it incapacitates cognitive function, and how the adaptogenic herb Bacopa Monnieri may be used to combat the negative side effects of chronic stress. Bacopa Monnieri promotes Forethought & Planning Bacopa monnieri is said to improve cognition by reducing anxiety in the person. That’s […]
