Dual extract water+alcohol canon · water-only loses triterpenoids · AVOID MYCELIUM ON RICE.
Real fruiting body · dual water + ethanol extraction
Best for
Ideal use: ALL indications · clinical canon · default dual coverage.
Advantages
Preserves BOTH families: β-glucans (hot water) + liposoluble triterpenoids (alcohol). Canon RCT form Cherng/Jin/Tang. HPLC validated triterpenes + β-glucans.
Disadvantages
Expensive (~€30-45/month 1.5 g/d). Complex dual extraction process.
Traditional Chinese decoction · polysaccharides only
Best for
Ideal use: pure immunomodulation · traditional · combined with separate triterpenes.
Advantages
Traditional millennia · Chinese traditional method. Affordable.
Disadvantages
Loses liposoluble triterpenoids (NOT extracted in water). Fewer active triterpenes.
Rice grain colonized with raw mycelium
Best for
AVOID. Only real fruiting body or HPLC-certified dual extract.
Advantages
Affordable (~€10/month).
Disadvantages
60-80% residual rice starch. Very low triterpenoids. Very low β-glucans. Cheap brands mislabel.
Ideal use: ALL indications · clinical canon · default dual coverage.
Ideal use: pure immunomodulation · traditional · combined with separate triterpenes.
AVOID. Only real fruiting body or HPLC-certified dual extract.
Dual extract water+alcohol canon · water-only loses triterpenoids · AVOID MYCELIUM ON RICE.