Reishi extract has for a fact been revered and utilized for its healing and life-extending properties since before the birth of Christ. Buddhists call it Ling Chi, and many an artistic rendition of this beautiful and therapeutic mushroom can be found in Buddhist shrines and temples. Something you'd probably never hear an ancient healer refer to is that Reishi extract is exceptionally high in anti-oxidants.
Allergies and inflammations are the results of an exaggerated immune response. So Reishi Extract has surprised researchers to discover that while Reishi extract calms the out-of-control immune response in cases of inflammation, it actually improves a healthy immune response. Reishi extract appears ripe with tumor preventing compounds. Other research point to this effect possibly being secondary to stimulating the body's own cancer fighting mechanisms by increasing the activity of T-lymphocytes, and interleukin-1 and 6.
Red Reishi as a food additive or Ganoderma Lucidum has been used for thousands of years in Asian cultures. Peasants who found the mushroom growing in the wild could exchange them for the mushrooms weight in gold. The mushroom body is too woody to be consumed thus all recipes call for the cooking or soaking out of the beneficial properties. The flavor of the tea is a bit like trying black coffee or Scotch Whiskey for the first time, terrible at first but very enjoyable after you've had it a few times.
Reishi is primarily composed of complex carbohydrates called water-soluble polysaccharides, triterpeniods, proteins and amino acids. Preliminary studies indicated that ganoderic acids help alleviate common allergies by inhibiting histamine release, improve oxygen utilization and improve liver functions.
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