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Study

Lion's Mane Reduced Ketamine Craving in Rats

Lion's Mane Reduced Ketamine Craving in Rats

Lion's mane

What they found

Lion's mane mycelium and erinacine A reduced ketamine intake and seeking in rats.

Lion's mane mycelium and erinacine A reduced ketamine intake and seeking in rats.

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus

Compound

erinacine A

erinacine A

Sample size

male rats

male rats

Published in

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Ketamine Craving Check

Ketamine Craving Check

Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium and its compound erinacine A reduced ketamine intake and motivation in male rats trained to self-administer 0.5 mg/kg/infusion. At higher doses, lion’s mane mycelium lowered ketamine-seeking behavior without reducing food reinforcement, while isolated erinacine A also reduced food reward. This is strong mental-health-adjacent mushroom science, but the evidence is preclinical, not human ketamine therapy data.

Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium and its compound erinacine A reduced ketamine intake and motivation in male rats trained to self-administer 0.5 mg/kg/infusion. At higher doses, lion’s mane mycelium lowered ketamine-seeking behavior without reducing food reinforcement, while isolated erinacine A also reduced food reward. This is strong mental-health-adjacent mushroom science, but the evidence is preclinical, not human ketamine therapy data.

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