If you’ve found yourself on wellness TikTok at all over the last year, you’ll know that mushrooms have become big business. As we head into 2024, that interest is only set to keep growing.

That’s thanks to a pair of mushrooms that have dominated Chinese medicine for centuries: turkey tail and tremella. While lion’s mane and reishi may have reigned supreme in 2023, Holland & Barrett predicts that these two mushrooms will be popping up everywhere next year. On TikTok, the hashtag #TurkeyTail has already reached 61.2 million views alone.

But what makes these mushrooms so special? Early research suggests they could provide neurological benefits – something the experts predict we’ll all be paying more attention to over the next 12 months.

Research into tremella has found it has the potential to be a neuroprotective agent, with a study in mice suggesting the supplement could improve learning and memory ability. It’s also becoming an emerging ingredient in the beauty industry, with a 2014 study finding that the polysaccharides found within tremella could reduce the effects of sun-induced ageing on the skin.

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