Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma Lucidum) or Lingzhi
a valuable remedy
“Medicine for Kings”.
ü Lingzhi, means “spiritual potency”
ü Dr. Shi-Jean Lee of Ming Dynasty - endorsed its effectiveness –
ü “Long-term taking will build a strong, healthy body and assure a long life.”
For the Nerves:
· Insomnia - “sleep-promoting factor” - slow wave sleep.
· Psychiatric and neurological afflictions;
· Diseases involving muscles,
· Anorexia;
· Debility following lengthy illnesses;
· “Mycelium” of Reishi - root-like body that produces the mushrooms - highly effective in treatment of neuroses caused by “environmental stress”;
· Alzheimer’s disease;
· Muscle relaxant and analgesic;
· Alleviated anxiety in 18 of 20 patients after four months’ use;
· Essentially “calmative function”;
· Neither a narcotic nor a hypnotic;
Immune System:
· High concentrations of Organic Germanium, Polysaccharides and Triterpenes;
· Active components that strengthen immunity cells –
· Improves immune system.
Cardiotonic:
”knotted and tight chest” symptoms;
o consistent with both stress and/or coronary artery disease-related angina;
o Improves blood flow;
o Lowers oxygen consumption in the heart muscle.
o Contains Ganoderic acids or “triterpenes”
o lowers high blood pressure;
o lowers cholesterol;
o inhibits platelet aggregation
o prevents clumping together of blood cells;
o prevents heart attacks;
o prevents blood circulation problems;
o Nearly half (47.5%) of 53 hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure by 10-19 mmHg;
o 10% of subjects dropped their blood pressures 20-29 mmHg (both systolic and diastolic readings) after taking Reishi extract.
o Lowers density lipoprotein (LDL the harmful cholesterol);
o LDL levels dropped in 68% of 90 patients following only one to four months of Reishi use;
o Preventive and therapeutic action against plaque build-up;
o Plaques are fatty goo comprised of a combination of oxidized cholesterol, calcium, and degenerated white blood cells [”foam cells”] –
o Plagues are deposited on the walls of arteries which restrict blood flow by narrowing the passage within arteries resulting in atherosclerosis.
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