Reishi powder
Reishi (ganoderma lucidum) or Ling Zhi in Chinese has a shiny surface of a hat and is used in traditional Chinese medicine for at least 2000 to 3000 years, but became better known among modern experts in recent decades, when modern medicine cope with diseases for which there are no medicines. Its Chinese name Ling Zhi means “spiritual power” and its Japanese name Reishi means “mushroom of immortality”. Although the West has just recently devoted some attention to it, they already use it in the East for thousands of years. Ancient emperors of Japan and China drank tea from Reishi and they believed that promotes vitality and longevity.
Today’s use of Reishi
Chinese medicine believes that reishi powder has an effect on a man by increasing of his life energy. Today there are no known examples that someone actually became immortal, but there is a whole lot of scientific research on its ability to heal and help people. It differs from other mushrooms mainly by containing a special ingredient – ganoderic acid that gives it a bitter taste and unque therapeutic properties (it works as an anti-inflammatory and inhibits the formation of tumors).
In addition, reishi powder also contains ergosterol, mannitol, coumarin, alkaloids, lactones, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, adenosine, proteins and water-soluble polysaccharides, called PS-G. Those water-soluble polysaccharides strengthen the immune system and act as prevention against tumors. Moreover, they are believed to hold up the process of cell death and have an antioxidant function.
As over 2000 years of Chinese medicine asserts, reishi powder is working on five major organs of our body: heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and spleen. Its known effects to date are as follows:
– strengthens the immune system
– inhibits ageing
– works anti-inflammatory
– lowers the level of bad cholesterol in the blood
– enhances functioning of the heart
– relieves smooth muscle spasms
– relieves pain
– can help in the treatment of diabetes
– stimulates regeneration of tissue in the respiratory system, and has a positive impact on chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma
– alleviates allergies
– lowers high blood pressure
– works antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal
– helps with insomnia
Reishi powder
Reishi (ganoderma lucidum) or Ling Zhi in Chinese has a shiny surface of a hat and is used in traditional Chinese medicine for at least 2000 to 3000 years, but became better known among modern experts in recent decades, when modern medicine cope with diseases for which there are no medicines. Its Chinese name Ling Zhi means “spiritual power” and its Japanese name Reishi means “mushroom of immortality”. Although the West has just recently devoted some attention to it, they already use it in the East for thousands of years. Ancient emperors of Japan and China drank tea from Reishi and they believed that promotes vitality and longevity.
Reishi and treatment of major diseases
Reishi and treatment of major diseases
Reishi powder is used for a very long time in the Middle East to treat cancer. Its anti-cancer effect is the result of polysaccharides contained. In the experiment, where they developed cancer cells in the laboratory and then add them to an extract of these polysaccharides, all the cancer cells were dead. Reishi powder became used as a supplement to support cancer treatment in many places in Japan. The fact is that it has a very good impact on our immune system.
How to use Reishi powder
It is recommended to use reishi powder in the morning on an empty stomach. If you use it together with a source of vitamin C (such as citrus), their absorption of active ingredients should be improved. Put 1 to 2 teaspoons of reishi powder in about half a liter of water, natural juice, smoothie, milk and stir. You can also put it in salad dressing. Results should appear in around 10 – 14 days after the start of regular use, depending on the individual.