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Ինչպես ընտրել սնկային էքստրակտը, ինչ են ցույց տալիս ոզնասնկի, ռեյշիի և կորդիցեպսի հետազոտությունները, և ինչպես ենք սունկ աճեցնում մաքուր կուլտուրայից։ Գրում են հենց էքստրակտներն արտադրող մարդիկ։
Հոդվածների ամբողջական հայերեն թարգմանությունները պատրաստման փուլում են։ Առայժմ նյութերը հասանելի են անգլերեն և ռուսերեն։
Research
Posts · 3A closer look at mushroom research: what we know and what still needs testing.
Reishi mushroom: benefits, research and how to take it
Reishi and Ganoderma lucidum: research on fatigue, questions about sleep, the limits of the evidence, and instructions for using and storing our liquid extract.
Cordyceps: benefits, endurance research and how to take it
What Cordyceps militaris is, how it differs from wild cordyceps, what endurance studies show, and how to use and store the Mushroom Matters liquid extract.
Practical guides
Posts · 16Step-by-step mushroom cultivation and extract selection guides.
Agar in Mycology: Isolation, Purity, and a Strain Library You Control
Why a stack of petri dishes changes your results: a 2% agar home recipe, sterilising at 121 °C, streaking down to one colony, and a fridge library of strains.
Liquid Mycelium: Growing Fungi From a Living Culture, Not a Spore Print
A spore syringe is dormant; liquid culture is a fungus already awake. How to mix the broth, sterilise the jar, and tell fluffy strands from bacterial haze.
Grain spawn: how to grow it, step by step
Between a clean culture and a full substrate sits a jar of colonised grain. Rinsing, the 12-hour soak, sterilising at 121 °C, and the 10–14 days after.
Growing Oyster Mushrooms at Home: Cheap, Fast, and Worth the Shelf Space
One block the size of a loaf, straw or spent coffee grounds for food, a first harvest near day 25: how oyster mushrooms earn their place on a kitchen shelf.
Dual extraction: what it is and how to tell a real one
Dual extraction means hot water and alcohol on the same mushroom material: water pulls beta-glucans, alcohol pulls triterpenes. How to spot a real one.
How to take liquid mushroom extracts: drops, courses and a simple day plan
How to take liquid mushroom extracts: the daily dose in droppers, a simple day plan for Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps and Reishi, common mistakes and safety notes.
Lion’s Mane, lion’s mane mushroom, Hericium erinaceus — same mushroom?
Lion’s mane, Hericium erinaceus and the hedgehog mushroom are one species. What actually differs is the product — and how to check it before you buy.
Reishi for sleep: what is known, how to take it, and how it differs from melatonin
Reishi is not a sleeping pill. What animal studies and human trials actually show, how it differs from melatonin, and how to take it in the evening.
Adaptogens: an honest guide to what they are and what to expect
Where the word “adaptogen” came from, what trials actually show for ashwagandha, rhodiola and ginseng, and why mushrooms are a separate story.
How long does Cordyceps take to work?
How long cordyceps takes to work: what human trials found at week one and week three, how it differs from caffeine, and how to time your daily drops.
How long does Lion’s Mane take to work?
How long Lion’s Mane takes to work, in weeks not days: what the Mori, Nagano and Docherty trials measured, and why a fair check means finishing the bottle.
How long does Reishi take to work?
Reishi works on a scale of weeks, not evenings. What the human and animal studies actually timed, what to expect in weeks one to eight, and when to stop.
Mushroom extracts in Yerevan without the iHerb wait
Used to ordering lion’s mane or reishi on iHerb? In Yerevan, locally made mushroom extracts arrive in 1–2 days — and when iHerb is still the answer.
Lion’s Mane: mycelium or fruiting body?
How Lion’s Mane mycelium differs from the fruiting body, why the growing medium matters, and what to check when choosing an extract, powder or capsules.
Mushroom extract, powder or capsules: how to choose
Compare mushroom powders, capsules and liquid extracts by their contents and serving instructions. A guide to labels, bottle size and buying in Armenia.
