Glossary
Lion's mane
Hericium erinaceus, an edible fungus that grows in white cascading spines on hardwood, used both as food and as a supplement.
It is a genuine culinary mushroom, not only a supplement ingredient. Cooked, it has a texture people compare to crab.
Supplement forms differ in what part they use. Fruiting body extract and mycelium grown on grain are not the same material, and the second carries the grain with it.
The interest in it is around nerve growth factor and cognition. The human work is early and small, and anything stated more strongly than that is ahead of the evidence.
Related terms
霊芝 (reishi)
Reishi
A hard, varnished bracket fungus of the genus Ganoderma, too woody to eat and taken instead as a decoction or an extract.
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Cordyceps
Cordyceps
A genus of fungi taken as a supplement, most commercial material being cultivated Cordyceps militaris rather than the wild caterpillar fungus.
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The questions everyone asks
What is shilajit, actually?
A dark resin that seeps out of rock at altitude in the Himalaya, made of plant matter pressed and broken down over a very long time. What comes off the rock is not the product. Shodhana, the purification step, is what separates the resin from everything it was sitting in, and that is the step worth asking a seller about.
Why does fulvic acid matter?
Fulvic acid is a carrier molecule. It binds trace minerals and is studied as a way of getting them across a cell membrane, which is why the interesting question about a mineral is not how much is in the jar but how much of it arrives. That is the mechanism the research is built on. It is a line of study, not a settled fact, and nobody should sell it to you as one.
How much do I take, and when would I notice anything?
Follow the instructions and maximum daily amount on the label of the specific product. Resin, liquid and capsule formulas are not interchangeable doses. We cannot promise a noticeable effect or a time to benefit. If you take medicines or have a medical condition, discuss the product with a qualified healthcare professional before use.
Resin or capsules?
The range includes resin and six distinct capsule formulas in vegan HPMC shells. Ingredient amounts are listed for each product rather than reduced to one formula for the whole range. One caution: the Sea Moss and Bladderwrack blend contains iodine, so if you have Hashimoto’s or any diagnosed thyroid condition, take that one to your doctor rather than to the checkout.
Where does it come from, and how do I know it is clean?
Our products come from the white-label range offered by established UK supplier Pure Shilajit UK. The supplier describes its resin as Himalayan-sourced. Certificate 63849 from Alex Stewart Agriculture concerns a resin sample tested in February 2026. It does not establish results for every current retail batch or any capsule formula. Current batch mapping remains unverified; the arsenic result needs clarification against the printed detection limit.
Do you ship outside Europe?
We ship worldwide, with one exception: not to the United States. Orders to the United Kingdom pay GBP 7.00, free for orders of GBP 140 or more. Switzerland pays CHF 6.90, free from CHF 60, shipped from Winterthur by Swiss Post with no customs. Europe pays CHF 6.90, free from CHF 150; every other country CHF 14.90, free from CHF 200, converted at checkout.
