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Crafted Botanicals
Functional mushrooms. Crafted differently.
Small-batch mushroom extracts made using carefully selected fruiting bodies and traditional extraction methods.
Nature is complicated. We like it that way.
Functional mushrooms contain an extraordinary range of naturally occurring compounds.
Our approach is simple: start with quality mushroom material, extract carefully and avoid unnecessary shortcuts. Every product is prepared in small batches in Dorset.
Explore the collection
Find your mushroom
Each species has its own character, history and place in botanical tradition. Start with whichever interests you.
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Lion's Mane
Known for its cascading white spines and long culinary history in East Asia.
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Reishi
Traditionally associated with evening rituals and restorative routines.
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Cordyceps
Popular among people interested in active lifestyles.
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Chaga
A distinctive functional mushroom traditionally used in botanical preparations.
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4 Blend
Lion's Mane, Reishi, Cordyceps and Chaga, combined in a single tincture.
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Oyster
A familiar culinary mushroom with an interesting nutritional profile.
From fruiting body to bottle
Every bottle passes through the same careful stages, in batches small enough to watch closely.
Step 1: Selected
Carefully selected mushrooms: UK-grown fruiting bodies, and wild chaga from Finland.
Step 2: Extracted
Extracted in hot water with the help of ultrasound, and separately in ethanol.
Step 3: Combined
Each extract is carefully brought together into the finished formulation.
Step 4: Bottled
Prepared in small batches in Dorset.
Why Spore & Bloom
Fruiting body first
We use whole fruiting bodies rather than grain-grown biomass. Our chaga, which grows differently, is wild-harvested from birch.
Dual extraction
Hot water with ultrasonic extraction, and ethanol, each draw out different mushroom constituents.
Small batch
Prepared in deliberately limited batches.
Carefully sourced
Lion's Mane, Reishi, Cordyceps and Oyster are grown in the UK. Our chaga is wild-harvested in Finland.
From the Library
Go deeper into mushrooms, extraction and the fungal kingdom.
History & Traditional Use
Reishi Through History and Traditional Culture
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What is a mushroom tincture?
A liquid extract of mushrooms. Ours are dual extracts: the mushroom is extracted in hot water, using ultrasonic extraction, and separately in plant-derived ethanol. The two extracts are then combined into a single tincture.
How do I take it?
Shake the bottle well, then take 1–2ml daily, either directly or added to water, juice, tea or another drink. Please don't exceed 3ml of any one tincture per day.
How long does a bottle last?
A 50ml bottle lasts approximately 25 days at the suggested amount.
Fruiting body or mycelium?
We use whole mushroom fruiting bodies rather than grain-grown mycelium. Chaga is the exception in form: it grows on birch as a dense, hard mass rather than a typical mushroom, and it is this that we extract.
What does dual extraction mean?
Hot water and ethanol each draw out different naturally occurring constituents of a mushroom. We extract in both, then combine the two extracts. You can read more in the Spore & Bloom Library.
Rooted in Dorset. Inspired by fungi.
Spore & Bloom is a small, independent company based in Dorset.
We prepare our extracts in deliberately small batches, which lets us pay close attention to every stage, from the mushrooms we select to the bottle they end up in.