Reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum,Marvelous Lucky Fungus from Orient World.

Contents

• Ganoderma lucidum:the Reishi mushroom botanical information.
• What is Reishi and Varieties?What is Reishi Mushroom Extract?.
• Ganoderma lucidum:Constituents and Phytochemicals.
• Mechanism of Action:How it Works and Medical Properties.
• History and Fame of Reishi Mushroom.
• The Most Common Uses of Reishi Mushrooms.
• Benefits of Reishi Mushrooms:System Class and Alphabetic Order.
• Applications and Benefit Note On Ganoderma lucidum:Reishi Mushroom.
• Ganoderma lucidum or Reishi Mushroom as King of Health Foods.
• Suggestions and Administrations.
• Ganoderma lucidum Pharmacology and Application.
• Ganoderma lucidum:Research update.

Mechanism of Action:How it Works and Medical Properties.:

Active constituents in Reishi Mushroom are sterols, coumarin, mannitol, polyssacharide and triterpenoids called ganoderic acids. The latter helps lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides, and works as an anticoagulant. All of these benefits contribute to a healthy cardiovascular system. Reishi Mushroom has antibacterial, antiviral properties and anti-tumor activity to prevent cancer.

 The triterpenes and polysaccharides seem to have the most biological activity. A number of its polysaccharides have demonstrated antitumor and immunostimulating activities

 Why is Reishi so special?

 The status of Reishi in the health food industry is unparalleled. It is the culmination of the knowledge and wisdom of the East and West for 5,000 years. Its effectiveness as a health food and as a highly potent medicine have been demonstrated by over 30 years of modern scientific research in China and Poland. Backed by 5,000 years of accumulated experience, Reishi can safely claim to be totally free from side-effects. The wide range of health benefits we can receive from Reishi is also unmatched. As it was so rare, Reishi was available only to emperors in ancient times. The first emperor of China, Shih Huang Ti, sent a fleet with 250 yourng men and 250 young ladies to oversea islands in search of the herb of longevity, which is Reishi.

 Reishi is the king of adaptogens. It is superior to Ginseng. Adaptogens share three important properties:

 1. Non-toxic and free from side-effects.
 2. Non-specific, acting on the entire body.
 3. Normalizes physiological functions.
 4. Properties: Ganoderma lucidum: Sweet and slightly bitter in flavor, mild in nature, it is related to the channels of the heart, spleen, lung, liver and kidney.
 5. Functions: Nourishes and pacifies the mind, benefits qi and blood, arrests coughs and asthma.

 Reishi contains 800-2,000 ppm of organic germanium, which is 4-5 times more than Ginseng. Germanium is a trace element with adaptogenic functions.


 Reishi's Medical Properties:

 In the 16th Century pharmacopedia Ben Cao Gang Mu, which contains hundreds of natural medicines the Chinese have used for thousands of years, compiler Li Shi Zhen described the uses of Reishi. "It positively affects the life energy, or qi of the heart, repairing the chest area and benefiting those with a knotted and tight chest." He wrote that it also increases intellectual capacity and banishes forgetfulness. "Taken over a long period of time, agility of the body will not cease, and the years are lengthened to those of the Immortal Fairies."

 In the Orient, Reishi is considered a Fu Zhen herb (immune modulation). Presently, Reishi has various applications including lowering or raising blood pressure, stimulating liver actions, blood cleansing, and acting as an adaptogen in helping the body fight the effects of stress.

 Chinese herbalists prize it for its abilities to regenerate the liver. In high doses, and to some degree normal doses, Ganoderma maybe classified as a liver detoxicant and protectant.

 In traditional Oriental applications Reishi is also used to treat insomnia, gastric ulcers, neurasthenia, arthritis, nephritis, asthma, bronchitis, hypertension and poisoning. It is also being used in treating neuromuscular disorders -- stress-induced tension, myasthenia gravis and muscular dystrophy -- all with varying degrees of success.

 Toxicity studies show no toxic effects on humans. In research, patients are given much higher doses, as high as 10 grams of extract per day, with no ill effects.

Reference:

• 1.Reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum,Marvelous Lucky Fungus from Orient World.

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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.