Mushroom Guru
  • Home
  • Our Story
  • MG-LZ8 Reishi
  • Training
  • SHOP
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Our Story
  • MG-LZ8 Reishi
  • Training
  • SHOP
  • Contact Us
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

Mushroom Guru  ·  South Africa  ·  Medicinal Field Guide

Medicinal
Mushrooms

The science of functional mycology — species known for immune, cognitive, cardiovascular, and systemic health benefits. Click View Now for full compound profiles.

13Species
3Spawn Available
SAContext
🔍
Showing 13 species
South African Medicinal Field Guide

Medicinal mushrooms — from SA forests and cultivation

Ganoderma sichuanense
Ganoderma sichuanense & lucidum Reishi / MG-LZ8™ GanodermaGOLD™

SA’s most validated Reishi extract. 348× concentration. Pre-clinical trial confirmed.…

Medicinal ★★★★★
Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor Turkey Tail

PSK (Krestin) — approved cancer adjuvant in Japan. Most studied medicinal mushroom globally.…

Medicinal ★★★★
Hericium erinaceus
Hericium erinaceus Lion’s Mane

NGF & BDNF stimulation — the only food-source neuroprotective compound. Cognitive support.…

Medicinal ★★★★★
Ganoderma applanatum
Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Conk

Flat perennial bracket — white underside bruises brown permanently. Related bioactives to Reishi.…

Medicinal ★★★
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster Mushroom

Lovastatin content — natural HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Beta-glucan Pleuran — confirmed immune activity.…

Edible & Medicinal
Lentinula edodes
Lentinula edodes Shiitake

Lentinan — approved pharmaceutical cancer adjuvant in Japan since the 1980s.…

Edible & Medicinal
Schizophyllum commune
Schizophyllum commune Split-gill Polypore

Schizophyllan (SPG) — studied in cervical cancer clinical trials. Most cosmopolitan mushroom on earth.…

Medicinal ★★★
Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa Maitake / Hen of the Woods

D-Fraction studied in cancer clinical trials. AMPK activation — blood sugar regulation.…

Medicinal ★★★★
Fomitopsis betulina
Fomitopsis betulina Birch Polypore

Found with Otzi the Iceman (3,300 BCE). Antibiotic Piptamine. Wound-healing properties.…

Medicinal ★★★
Phellinus linteus
Phellinus linteus Mesima / Black Hoof

Hispolon — most thoroughly documented anti-tumour activity of any bracket fungus.…

Medicinal ★★★★
Cordyceps militaris
Cordyceps militaris Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Cordycepin — VO₂ max improvement, antiviral, anti-tumour. Cultivated Cordyceps for SA.…

Medicinal ★★★★
Wolfiporia cocos
Wolfiporia cocos Fu Ling / Poria

Pachymic acids — sedative GABA modulation. 2,000+ years of TCM use.…

Medicinal ★★★
Polyporus umbellatus
Polyporus umbellatus Zhu Ling / Umbrella Polypore

Ergone — pharmaceutical approval in Japan for urinary tract and kidney support.…

Medicinal ★★★

No species found

All medicinal information is for educational purposes only. GanodermaGOLD™ products have not been evaluated by SAHPRA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 2026 Mushroom Guru (Pty) Ltd

Mushroom Guru


Home
​Our Story
​Scientific Evidence
​Personal Protocol
​Reishi Testimonial

​Contact

​

GanodermaGOLD™


MG-LZ8™  Reishi
Tattoo Aftercare
Stockists
​Become a Stockist
​Shop


​

Cultivation & Education


​Training
​
Edible Mushrooms
Medicinal Mushrooms
​
Psychedelic Mushrooms
Poisonous Mushrooms
Glossary
FAQs

Newsletter Sign Up
​

Contact



​021-854-5126
​[email protected]

Mushroom Guru (Pty) Ltd | Registration No: 2014/075567/07 | Unit 10 Cross Atlantic Park | Corner Rumboll & Nortje Streets | Strand, 7140 | Western Cape
Disclaimer and Privacy Notice | Website design by Craig Fourie
Picture
©2026 Mushroom Guru (Pty) Ltd.   All Rights Reserved.