Exact product checked · GTIN 00633422038629Host Defense · checked Jul 27, 2026 · on sale since Apr 20, 2015USPTO returned 3 exact supplement-class owner records · inspect the identity trail
Quick read · Host Defense
Host Defense MycoBotanicals Brain* Capsules
Checked against public sources on July 27, 2026 · LookCloser does not sell or recommend supplements.
60capsules · 30 servings
Does the marketing hold up?
FDA recall appears in this brand's history. An exact-product recall is a direct signal. A different product from the same firm is company context, not a strike against this item.
Is the dose real?Panel read — dose not verified7 ingredients listed; no advertised amount we could confirm against them
What a serving costs$0.80per serving, at the checked price
Is it tested?No testing claim made
Who’s behind it?USPTO lists 3 owner recordssame brand name, more than one registrant — we don’t choose between them
Is it the real thing?✓Barcode matches outside records
Trouble on record?Brand history — not this product
The label itself
What the Supplement Facts panel says
Serving size 2 capsules · 30 servings per container
Total Carbohydrate
<1 g
Sodium
10 mg
Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri) whole plant extract
380 mg
Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium+/fermented brown rice biomass
300 mg
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum s.l.) mycelium+/fermented brown rice biomass
150 mg
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaf extract
120 mg
Cordyceps (Cordyceps militaris) mycelium+/fermented brown rice biomass
This recall is not about the product on this page. Fungi Perfecti LLC recalled a different product on February 28, 2019. FDA has since closed that case. The recalled item was “Host Defense MycoBotanicals Blood Sugar, dietary supplement, 500mg capsules, 60 ct per bottle, serving…”
USPTO returned multiple live supplement-class records for the exact brand wordmark: Turtle Bear Holdings, LLC, Stamets, Paul. These records answer who owns registrations for the brand; the separate product-to-owner or manufacturer link remains open.
We have not found a public label filing for this exact product.
These are evidence gaps, not strikes against the product.
Who owns the brand wordmark?
The brand has 3 exact supplement-class records
These are the USPTO records behind the brand name. We show them all rather than choosing one by similarity.
🇺🇸Turtle Bear Holdings, LLC
DELAWARE, USA · Registration 7337254
50 SE Nelson Road, Shelton, WASHINGTON 98584, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 030: Powdered coffee; powdered coffee also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; instant coffee; instant coffee containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of coffee-based beverages; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of coffee-based beverages also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of tea-based beverages; mixes in the nature of powders for use in the preparation of tea-based beverages also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; hot chocolate mixes; hot chocolate mixes also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof; cocoa mixes; cocoa mixes also containing mushrooms, mycelium, or extracts thereof.; IC 005: Nutritional supplements; powdered nutritional supplement drink mix.
🇺🇸Stamets, Paul
USA; DELAWARE, USA · Registration 2506839
USA) DBA Fungi Perfecti; P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WASHINGTON 98507, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: Nutritional supplements, namely, mushroom powders and products for fortifying the immune system.
🇺🇸Stamets, Paul
USA; DELAWARE, USA · Registration 5630909
P.O. Box 7634, Olympia, WASHINGTON 98507, UNITED STATES
Goods covered by this record
IC 005: Nutritional supplements; nutritional supplements, namely, mushroom powders and products for fortifying the immune system; liquid nutritional supplement; nutritional supplements, namely, Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) mycelium or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) mycelium or Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum s.l.) mycelium or Cordyceps mycelium or Royal Sun Blazei (Agaricus blazei f. blazei) mycelium or Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes) mycelium or Mesima (Phellinus linteus) mycelium or Turkey Tails (Trametes versicolor) mycelium or Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) mycelium or Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium or Artists' Conk (Ganoderma applanatum s.l.) mycelium or Oregon Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense s.l.) mycelium or Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) mycelium or Amadou (Fomes fomentarius) mycelium or Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelium or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruitbodies or Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) mycelium or Split Gill Polypore (Schizophyllum commune) mycelium or combinations thereof; and nutritional supplements, namely, Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) mycelium extract or Grifola frondosa (Maitake) mycelium extract or Ganoderma lucidum s.l. (Reishi) mycelium extract or Agaricus blazei f. blazei (Cordyceps mycelium extract or Royal Sun Blazei mycelium extract) or Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake) mycelium extract or Mesima (Phellinus linteus) mycelium extract or Turkey Tails (Trametes versicolor) mycelium extract or Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) mycelium extract or Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) mycelium extract or Artists' Conk (Ganoderma applanatum s.l.) mycelium extract or Oregon Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense s.l.) mycelium extract or Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) mycelium or Amadou (Fomes fomentarius) mycelium extract or Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelium extract or Maitake (Grifola frondosa) fruitbodies or Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) mycelium extract or Split Gill Polypore (Schizophyllum commune) mycelium extract or combinations thereof.
This answers who owns registrations for the brand wordmark. It does not by itself prove which entity made, imported, or sold this specific product. Open USPTO source ↗
Same UPC/GTIN observed across 3 sellers. Amazon was lowest at $23.96; iHerb was highest at $23.97 — a $0.01 range at check time.
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Record built July 27, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.