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Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a mushroom which grows on plum trees in Japan. This mushroom is also called ling-zhi, ling chih,
I have many friends that teach, study herbal medicines and treat people.
I find herbs and mushrooms and give them to my friends……
They........ in turn…. give me hugs………..PRICELESS………
…………..GOD IS GREAT MSABU………
ling chih, and the "phantom mushroom." This last name is because there are very few of these mushrooms — less than 10 mushrooms can be found on every 100,000 trees. Reishi has been used in Asia for millenia to stimulate the immune system, increase energy, and promote longevity.
Western medicine has begun using reishi as an adaptogen, a substance which adapts itself to correct whichever imbalances exist in the body. It is used in herbal medicine in order to strengthen the immune system and reduce chemotherapy side effects, asthma, allergies, and mushroom poisoning. It is possible that reishi can also protect the human body against some kinds of cancer, because it may stop the formation of breast and uterine fibroids. It also contains ganoderic acids to prevent liver cancer.
For centuries, reishi has been used in Asia to treat chronic stress. Recent research at Oral Roberts University showed that reishi inhibits nerve impulses through the central nervous system and reduces emotional stress. This effect has been used in Japan to treat physical pain that occurs with neuralgia and shingles. Reishi is also used to prevent and treat memory loss.
Clinical studies have shown that reishi can lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol in animals and humans. Some people who do not respond to prescription medication for high blood pressure improved while using reishi. Reishi is also used to detoxify the body and to prevent cirrhosis of the liver in early stage alcoholics.
Reishi can be bought at many health food stores as well as from herbalists. It comes in capsules, tablets, tinctures, extract, and teas. Fresh reishi mushrooms can also be eaten, but only if cooked first. The normal dosage of reishi is between 2 and 6 grams of raw mushroom eaten once per day, or around 150 to 300 mg of extract taken three or four times a day.
This herb should not be used by anyone who is allergic to mushrooms or mold. No one should use reishi continuously for more than three months at a time. When used for longer than three months, nosebleeds,
Species of Reishi or Ling chih have a long and fascinating history. Ssu-ma Ch’ien, a Ch’in Dynasty historian (ca. 215 BC), tells of an obsessive ongoing search for a wondrous “chih” or fungus directed by the King, Shi-Huang. A mariner named Hsu Fu was dispatched out to sea to search remote islands for chih. He came back with fantastic tales of palaces made of chih. The palaces were so bright that they lit up the heavens and the fungus was said to have the ability to revive the dead (Shih chou chi, Notes on Ten Continents). In 109 BC, a fungus believed to be Ganoderma appeared on site at the construction of the new Kan-chuan Imperial Palace. It was called “ling chih”, the same name that was printed on silk cloth with a Ganoderma specimen going back to the Han Dynasty (100 BC to 100 AD).
The Chinese have always regarded the mushroom as having special properties. Mushrooms are regarded as "spirit medicine' because they are believed to nourish the shen, or spirit.
As such, they are considered particularly important in vegetarian diets and regarded as a medicinal food that promotes longevity. Various medicinal mushrooms are used by the Chinese.
One of the oldest recorded botanical monograph has claimed that reishi mushroom made the body lighter, which may refer to its ability to reduce cholesterol and blood lipid levels. They also have immunbe potentiating properties.
Reishi has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years. The Chinese name Ling zhi translates as the “herb of spiritual potency” and was highly prized as an elixir of immortality. Its traditional Chinese medicine indications include treatment of general fatigue and weakness, asthma, insomnia, and cough.
Active Compounds:
Reishi contains several constituents, including sterols, coumarin, mannitol, polysaccharides, and triterpenoids called ganoderic acids. Ganoderic acids seem to help lower blood pressure as well as decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglyceride levels. These specific triterpenoids also help to reduce blood platelets from sticking together—an important factor in lowering the risk for coronary artery disease.
While human research demonstrates some efficacy for the herb in treating altitude sickness and chronic hepatitis B, these uses still need to be confirmed.
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a mushroom which grows on plum trees in Japan. This mushroom is also called ling-zhi, ling chih,
I have many friends that teach, study herbal medicines and treat people.
I find herbs and mushrooms and give them to my friends……
They........ in turn…. give me hugs………..PRICELESS………
…………..GOD IS GREAT MSABU………
ling chih, and the "phantom mushroom." This last name is because there are very few of these mushrooms — less than 10 mushrooms can be found on every 100,000 trees. Reishi has been used in Asia for millenia to stimulate the immune system, increase energy, and promote longevity.
Western medicine has begun using reishi as an adaptogen, a substance which adapts itself to correct whichever imbalances exist in the body. It is used in herbal medicine in order to strengthen the immune system and reduce chemotherapy side effects, asthma, allergies, and mushroom poisoning. It is possible that reishi can also protect the human body against some kinds of cancer, because it may stop the formation of breast and uterine fibroids. It also contains ganoderic acids to prevent liver cancer.
For centuries, reishi has been used in Asia to treat chronic stress. Recent research at Oral Roberts University showed that reishi inhibits nerve impulses through the central nervous system and reduces emotional stress. This effect has been used in Japan to treat physical pain that occurs with neuralgia and shingles. Reishi is also used to prevent and treat memory loss.
Clinical studies have shown that reishi can lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol in animals and humans. Some people who do not respond to prescription medication for high blood pressure improved while using reishi. Reishi is also used to detoxify the body and to prevent cirrhosis of the liver in early stage alcoholics.
Reishi can be bought at many health food stores as well as from herbalists. It comes in capsules, tablets, tinctures, extract, and teas. Fresh reishi mushrooms can also be eaten, but only if cooked first. The normal dosage of reishi is between 2 and 6 grams of raw mushroom eaten once per day, or around 150 to 300 mg of extract taken three or four times a day.
This herb should not be used by anyone who is allergic to mushrooms or mold. No one should use reishi continuously for more than three months at a time. When used for longer than three months, nosebleeds,
Species of Reishi or Ling chih have a long and fascinating history. Ssu-ma Ch’ien, a Ch’in Dynasty historian (ca. 215 BC), tells of an obsessive ongoing search for a wondrous “chih” or fungus directed by the King, Shi-Huang. A mariner named Hsu Fu was dispatched out to sea to search remote islands for chih. He came back with fantastic tales of palaces made of chih. The palaces were so bright that they lit up the heavens and the fungus was said to have the ability to revive the dead (Shih chou chi, Notes on Ten Continents). In 109 BC, a fungus believed to be Ganoderma appeared on site at the construction of the new Kan-chuan Imperial Palace. It was called “ling chih”, the same name that was printed on silk cloth with a Ganoderma specimen going back to the Han Dynasty (100 BC to 100 AD).
The Chinese have always regarded the mushroom as having special properties. Mushrooms are regarded as "spirit medicine' because they are believed to nourish the shen, or spirit.
As such, they are considered particularly important in vegetarian diets and regarded as a medicinal food that promotes longevity. Various medicinal mushrooms are used by the Chinese.
One of the oldest recorded botanical monograph has claimed that reishi mushroom made the body lighter, which may refer to its ability to reduce cholesterol and blood lipid levels. They also have immunbe potentiating properties.
Reishi has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years. The Chinese name Ling zhi translates as the “herb of spiritual potency” and was highly prized as an elixir of immortality. Its traditional Chinese medicine indications include treatment of general fatigue and weakness, asthma, insomnia, and cough.
Active Compounds:
Reishi contains several constituents, including sterols, coumarin, mannitol, polysaccharides, and triterpenoids called ganoderic acids. Ganoderic acids seem to help lower blood pressure as well as decrease low density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglyceride levels. These specific triterpenoids also help to reduce blood platelets from sticking together—an important factor in lowering the risk for coronary artery disease.
While human research demonstrates some efficacy for the herb in treating altitude sickness and chronic hepatitis B, these uses still need to be confirmed.