Reishi mushroom Ganoderma lucidum,Marvelous Lucky Fungus from Orient World.

History and Fame of Reishi Mushroom.

Reishi Mushroom Extract INCI Name Ganoderma Lucidum Extract CAS 223751-82-4 Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides GLE Fairy Grass Ling-Zhi Mushroom Extract photo picture image 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.

Reishi, Ling Zhi,a mushroom of many names and uses. It has been documented with some pretty amazing properties for over two thousand years. "The earliest mention of Ling Chi was in the era of the first emperor of China, Shi-Huang Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.)" (Stamets, 355) The Reishi is credited with longevity, increased virility and sexual prowess; the Chinese considered it one of the "Herbs of the Gods". In China it was believed that a tincture of this type of mushroom could bring the dead back to life. Often sold in Chinese medicine shops, commonly in tinctures with Ginseng. Ganoderma lucidum, or a closely related species, can be used to combat high altitude sickness. Himalayan guides sometimes employ the Reishi for this purpose. Mayan Indians have used reishis to fight and prevent communicable diseases. In China, sometimes a woman will give a man Reishis to express sexual interest. The antler form mentioned previously is favored for this purpose. Interesting considering that the Reishi is supposed to stimulate sexual virility.

Around 240 BC, the first emperior of China, Emperor Chin, ordered Xu Fu and a fleet of 250 yourng men and 250 young ladies to go to the East China Sea to search for the herb of immortality. It has been suggested that the very herb Xu Fu was looking for is lingzhi. Even earlier, it was reported that King Wei of Qi and King Chao of Yan once sent alchemists to the Three Mountains (the three mythical magic mountains in the East China Sea: the Abbot, the Penglai, and the Yingzhou) to seek the herb of immortality, that "is unque with a scent which smell is indistinguishable." This herb is of the family Ganodermataceae, red and purple in color, with a glossy shell skin--lingzhi!

In China and other parts of Asia, G. lucidum is used for many aging -related diseases, such as coronary heart disease, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, and cancer (Shen and Zhang, 1987), and also as a diuretic, laxative , sedative, and tonic (Liu and Bau, 1980). In China, numerous preparations are made for daily use to promote health, inducing sound sleep and increasing resistance to infections and heart disease, and are also recommended for a wide range of ailments such as neurasthenia, chronic bronchitis, and coronary heart disease (Yand and Jong, 1989).
Reishi Mushroom Extract INCI Name Ganoderma Lucidum Extract CAS 223751-82-4 Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides GLE Fairy Grass Ling-Zhi Mushroom Extract photo picture image

Fame of Reishi Mushroom:

Reishi has been ranked highly in the traditional Chinese medicine and its use has a long history. Reishi is officialy called "Ganoderma Lucidum" and especially in China it is also known as "Ling Zhi". Reishi is a rare mushroom and it is extremely hard to cultivate. Reishi mushrooms are rarely eaten as food outside of Asia because they are hard with a bitter taste.

Reishi has long been used to expand life span and to increase vitality. It is known to promote good blood circulation and prevent diseases that are related to blood vessels and circulatory system. Reishi is helpful for normalizing blood pressure and treating high cholesterol. Reishi is also currently studied as a sports performance enhancer.

Herbs like Reishi are classified as "superior herbs". The primary function of such herbs is to increase disease resistance and normalize bodily functions. They are used as tonics and sedatives.

Herbs like Reishi contains polysaccharides and triterpenoids that are known to enhance the functioning of the immune system. Studies have also shown that these ingredients suppress the growth of implanted tumor cells. Especially continuous intake of Reishi achieves the best results.

There are many applications of Reishi Mushroom. For example, Chinese women take Reishi for beautification of the skin and it is included in many patents for hair loss formulas, including products used for alopecia. Reishi Mushroom is also an adaptogen, with properties similar to ginseng. Because of the high medicinal value of Reishi, it is wide-used in many herbal nutritional therapies, and this for good reasons. Supplements are available in health food stores as powders, capsules, teas, and extracts. A dosage of 500 mg two to three times a day is the standard recommendation.
Reishi Mushroom Extract INCI Name Ganoderma Lucidum Extract CAS 223751-82-4 Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides GLE Fairy Grass Ling-Zhi Mushroom Extract photo picture image

Reishi, (Gandoderma lucidum) is known as ling zhi "Mushroom of Immortality" in China. It has been used in China for over 4,000 years and researched most extensively in Orient China as an anti-tumoral and cancer preventative. Reishi has been shown to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and reduce the likelihood of metastasis. As a preventative, it stimulates the immune system to activate both B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes natural T-killer cells, improving immune surveillance. It can be effective against food allergies and is valuable in the treatment of Epstein-Barr virus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Other conditions Reishi may be beneficial for include high cholesterol and hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure, and degenerative type symptoms where weak and poorly regulated immune response is observed.

Reishi mushrooms (Ganoderma lucidum) have been used by the Chinese for over 2000 years. Modern medical research indicates that Reishi may enhance immune function, protect the central nervous system, improve heart function, inhibit allergic reactions and kill cancer cells

It was considered in ancient China to be the most beneficial and least harmful of all healing herbs. In the last few decades, humans have learned to efficiently cultivate both Reishi and Cordyceps fungi so they are no longer available only to royalty, the ultra-rich or remote forest naturalists.

The early Chinese medical texts speak with genuine reverence about Reishi and it's powers to heal while the Taoists used it to lighten their selves and to become "capable of spiritual transcendence".

Reishi has lists of researched benefits too long to include here. In both traditional theory and modern research, Reishi has especially amazing powers over the heart, which it seems to calm, strengthen and regulate in both spiritual and physical ways.

Reishi mushrooms, also known as the "mushroom of mortality," have powerful adaptogens that strengthen the immune system and speed-up recovery time after an illness. Reishi mushrooms have been used for centuries to treat digestive disorders, high blood pressure and respiratory problems.

Reishi mushrooms help protect the body against free radical damage. They contain a natural anti-tumor agent called "tumor necronis factor". This agent is beneficial in the treatment of cancer. In addition, reishi mushrooms also support liver and nervous system functions.
Reishi Mushroom Extract INCI Name Ganoderma Lucidum Extract CAS 223751-82-4 Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides GLE Fairy Grass Ling-Zhi Mushroom Extract photo picture image

Reishi: Ancient Medicine is Modern Hope

The Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is one of the most valued plants in traditional Chinese medicine, and is described with Ginseng as one of the two most important elixirs. In historic times, the use of Reishi was highly restricted by the limitations of a wild-crafted supply.

Western culture has often frowned on mushrooms, even fearing the small innocuous forest growth. The French prize their truffles, but even truffles and other edible fungi and mushrooms are not as highly valued or show as much potential as a species of mushrooms called Ling Zhi or Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum).

Relatively rare and undiscovered in the West, Reishi and other mushrooms have been revered as herbal medicines for thousands of years in China. Emperors of the great Chinese dynasties drank teas and concoctions of the mushroom for vitality and long life. The ancient Taoists were constantly searching for the elixir of eternal youth, and Reishi was believed to be among the ingredients.

In modern times, Ganoderma lucidum and its fellow mushrooms have been well-researched in Asian universities. It is currently being studied in China as a sports performance enhancer. Its long History has sparked interest in the West where it is used by herbalists to treat diverse problems such as allergies, chronic Fatigue Syndrome, diabetes, liver diseases and many immune-related diseases.

As little as 20 years ago, Reishi was rare and not widely found in Asia. It grew in the wild, but was extremely hard to cultivate. Now with an increased knowledge of the climates that it thrives in, scientists are able to set up artificial growth conditions with the correct amounts of oxygen and moisture for the spores to grow into the Reishi mushroom.
Reishi Mushroom Extract INCI Name Ganoderma Lucidum Extract CAS 223751-82-4 Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides GLE Fairy Grass Ling-Zhi Mushroom Extract photo picture image

Classical Literature:lingzhi herb

The term "lingzhi herb" first appeared in the Diannan Materia Medica (Diannan Ben Cao) of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Lingzhi was highly ranked as an herbal medicine in the first pharmacopoeia in China, the Shen Nong Materia Medica (Shen Nung Ben Cao Jing), which was published in the second century. Six species of lingzhi in six different colors were mentioned in the classic: purple, red, green, yellow, white, and black. In recent times, only the red and purple lingzhi are seen. However

The Shen Nong Materia Medica lists 365 kinds of medicines. The medicines are basically classified into 3 categories: 120 of them are declared to be "superior" medicines, another 120 are classified as "average" medicines, and the remaining 125 are placed in the "fair" category. The "superior" medicines are for good health and longevity--the medicines of the legendary wizards. The "average" category medicines are those which can be taken as a tonic, and those in the "fair" category are taken to remedy specific ailments. One must be careful about the volume taken of the "average" and "fair" category medicines, and should never take them continuously. However, the book states that for "superior" medicines, any amount can be taken as desired on a continuous basis with no unfavorable effects. Of the superior medicines listed in the text, lingzhi was rated number one.

Li Shi Zhen (1518~1593), a welknown Chinese physician of the Ming Dynasty, also described the efficacy and medical uses of lingzhi in the classic Compendium of Materia Medica (Ben Cao Gang Mu) (1578). Renown for its medicinal properties, lingzhi often is associated with health and recuperation, longevity, wisdom, and happiness. It is believed that certain triterpenes and polysaccharides may account for the multiple activities of lingzhi. Thus, considerable time and effort has gone into the isolation and characterization of these compounds.

In the past, there were not too many patent medicine made with lingzhi. And even in the herbal stores, the lingzhi plants were hard to find, as very few herbal doctors would put lingzhi in their prescription. Nowadays, much more lingzhi can be found. And they are not particularly expensive. It can also be used in powder form.

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last edit date:3rd,Mar.2010.

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Name:Reishi Mushroom Extract
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Specifications:Beta-D-glucan Polysaccharides 10%UV,20:1TLC
INCI Name:GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT
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CAS:223751-82-4
Chem/IUPAC Name:Ganoderma Lucidum Extract is an extract of the caps and stalks of the mushroom,Ganoderma lucidum,Polyporaceae

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