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Every study we cover gets a dot rating for how close it is to real people. More dots means you can lean on it more.
The overall score (like Lion's Mane 4.7) rates each mushroom 1 to 5 on medicine, flavor, ease of ID, growing and sustainability. Anything toxic is capped at 2. The medicine part leans on the evidence dots above.
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Each tool pulls from the same database, so every score links back to the study behind it.
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Stack Builder
Three questions. Get your first mushroom, and what to skip with your meds.
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Mushroom Index
Every species, scored and sortable.
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Evidence Matrix
Species by benefit, graded from lab dish to human trial.
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Festival Finder
Mushroom festivals and forays worldwide, by month and region.
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Species Showdown
Lion's mane or reishi? Put any two mushrooms head to head on every score.
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COA Decoder
Learn to read any supplement label and lab report. Then score your own bottle.
ShroomWiki
The Complete Guide to Lion’s Mane Mushrooms
What it is, where it grows, what the research says about brain health, and how people take it.
Shroomer Staff · 10 min read
Guides
The U.S. Guide to Psilocybin Decriminalization
Where psilocybin is decriminalized or legal for therapy in the U.S., state by state and city by city.
Shroomer Staff · 9 min read
ShroomWiki
The Complete Guide to Oyster Mushrooms
What they look like, where they grow, how to forage them ethically, and how to cook them.
Shroomer Staff · 9 min read
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