From:  South Texas Mushrooms - $18.00 p/pound. You can also order by the 1/2 pound.  Lion’s Mane also known as Hericium Erinaceus is an intelligent mushroom that resembles a bright white pom-pom with long teeth (spines).  Traditional Chinese medicinal practitioners prescribe this species of mushroom for stomach ailments and for prevention of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. Lion’s Mane is strongly effective against hepatoma cells and is potent with anti-tumor properties that extend the life spans of patients. Lion’s Mane can also be used as a nerve growth stimulant with compounds known as erinacines and hericiones. Erinacines stimulate neurons to regrow and rebuild myelin, which may be able to help treat senility and Alzheimer’s disease, repairing neurological trauma, increasing cognitive abilities and perhaps improving muscle/motor response pathways which would help those suffering from nerve degeneration such as muscular dystrophy. Lion’s Mane is widely considered a “smart food” which mean’s it is supposed to increase the intelligence of those who consume it. Fry it on High Heat.