Properties of the Reishi mushroom.
Reishi mushroom is an adaptogen and general tonic, main benefit ability to regulate and tune the immune system to an optimal level.
The reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is an herbal mushroom known to have numerous health benefits. Hailed in ancient oriental medicine as the “mushroom of immortality” and “medicine of kings”, it is renowned for stimulating the immune system, fighting cancer, preventing heart disease, calming the nerves, and relieving allergies and inflammation.
This fascinating mushroom has long been used in Asia as an energy tonic to promote longevity and health by strengthening and enhancing the immune, nervous, and glandular systems, helping the body with stress.
Properties and benefits
- Reishi is known for its antioxidant properties and for helping to combat the symptoms of old age, tones the liver and protects the body from physical stress. Antioxidants fight the oxidation process causes cells to die.
- Being a deep tonic for the immune system, increases vital energy, which is why it is recommended for people with chronic stress, anxiety or insomnia.
- Reishi has strong anticancer properties and rich in complex phytochemicals including ergosterol, fumaric acid, amino-glucose and mannitol, coumarins, alkaloids, lactone and various enzymes, so range of medicinal applications is very wide.
- Reishi mushroom has also been used as a cancer treatment in Japan, as inhibit and slow tumor growth thanks to its positive effect on the immune system by activating macrophages and T cells, which fight disease and help the body to rid itself of viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells.
- Reishi is mainly made up of water-soluble polysaccharides, proteins, and amino acids. Researchers have identified that water-soluble polysaccharides are the most active element found in reishi, with antitumor, immune system and pressure regulating properties.
- Very rich in vitamin D (D3), vitamin B (B2, B3, B6, B12), potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc
- Reishi is an ideal choice for the treatment of liver disorders, since it improves liver function, reducing enzyme levels, scar tissue or fibrosis, and fatty liver.Reishi triterpenes have an anti-inflammatory action comparable to hydrocortisone, but without its side effects.
It performs a hypocholesterolemic activity that decreases the absorption and synthesizes cholesterol and triglycerides. It has been proven that it produces an antifibrotic effect on the liver, lowering the content of hepatic collagen and normalizing the altered hepatic structure.
A clinical study on the use of reishi as a liver protector and in fatty liver problems has been published in the journal Pharmaceutical Biology.
The study was conducted with 42 people who consumed the equivalent of 2 grams of micro-ground pure reishi per day for 6 months.
People who took it had reduced liver marker enzymes (Glutamatoxaloacetic Transaminase GOT and Glutamicopyruvic Transaminases, GPT) and substantially improved total antioxidant capacity, total thiols, and plasma glutathione content relative to placebo.
Furthermore, abdominal ultrasonic examination showed that subjects who had marked liver impairment before treatment and who consumed reishi reverted from mild fatty liver condition to normal condition.
The Reishi is a true gift of the nature boosting our immune system and protect it against adverse factors of a very diverse nature.
ImmunologyPlus Antiox+ contains dry extract of Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karts., 10% Polysaccharides) fruit 100 mg, in each dose of 20 ml (in addition to containing graviola, astragalus root, turmeric and garlic), chemicals free, sugar free and sweeteners free.
