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Brain

by Host Defense Mushrooms MycoBotanicals · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 33422 03862 9
  • DSLD label 335809
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Brain by Host Defense Mushrooms MycoBotanicals lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 380 mg of bacopa leaf extract, 300 mg of Lion's mane, 150 mg of reishi and 120 mg of ginkgo (ginkgo biloba) leaf extract, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Brain?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Brain: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 335809, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrateless than 1 g1%
Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in Brain against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Bacopa Leaf Extractas Bacopa monnieri Leaf Extractcertified organic380 mgBacopa in Brain against 481 products380 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 300 mg, the median 200 mg.380 mg

Higher than 85% of 481 products listing bacopa (median 200 mg).

Lion's Manecertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass300 mgHericium mushroom in Brain against 373 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

56% of 373 products listing hericium mushroom give more (median 500 mg).

Reishicertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass150 mgReishi mushroom in Brain against 500 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 180 mg.150 mg

53% of 500 products listing reishi mushroom give more (median 180 mg).

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaf extractcertified organic120 mgGinkgo in Brain against 1,339 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 120 mg, the median 60 mg.120 mg

Higher than 65% of 1,339 products listing ginkgo (median 60 mg).

Cordycepscertified organic, fermented brown rice biomass50 mgCordyceps in Brain against 450 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 600 mg, the median 250 mg.50 mg

82% of 450 products listing cordyceps give more (median 250 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 335809 (entered July 24, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 82% of the 450 products that print an amount of cordyceps list more than its 50 mg of cordyceps (median 250 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Brain's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules once per day. Can be taken with food or on an empty stomach or as recommended by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
Caution: If you have a medical condition, are taking medications, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, consult a healthcare professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free & Vegan Non GMO

Source: label statements in DSLD label 335809.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Pullulan.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Organic Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Program.

How many labels does Brain have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 335809 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03862 9
  2. Label 312620 Entered July 25, 2024 · off the market March 11, 2025 · 60 capsules · UPC 6 33422 03862 9

DSLD also links this label to: Brain (image difference, same product), Brain (image difference, same product), Brain (image difference, same product), Brain (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Fungi Perfecti, LLC (distributor), Olympia, WA. All Host Defense Mushrooms MycoBotanicals products.

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