About Auricularia auricula
An edible medicinal mushroom (black fungus) containing polysaccharides with anticoagulant and lipid-related activity in animal and in-vitro studies. Standalone human clinical evidence is minimal; typically a functional-food or blend ingredient.
What Auricularia auricula supports
- Edible mushroom polysaccharide source; little clinical evidence
How much Auricularia auricula to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
250–2000
mg
No established supplement therapeutic dose; nominal range for an edible mushroom used as a functional-food and blend ingredient.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Mechanistic/animal data; minimal human evidence.