Benefits of Reishi

Reishi is a mushroom belonging to the Polyporaceae, and known by its scientific name, Ganoderma luciderm. The highly prized Bracket fungus Ganoderma mushroom has over 2000 years of recorded usage by ancient China
and Japan. Currently in Japan, the artificial cultivation techniques are well established has become the finest available Ganoderma. Triterpenoids and β-glucan is a major component, in addition to plant sterols, amino acids and minerals. 

KENREISHI CO. LTD. is committed to making high-quality Ganoderma based on the latest technology and research; and continuously
strive to establish a safer and more health beneficial
cultivation of Ganoderma strains.

The following table was found in a published article titled Medicinal mushrooms: their therapeutic properties and current medical usage with special emphasis on cancer treatments [2] from Cancer Research UK [3].

Table - Pharmacological effects of whole Reishi extracts in vivo and in vitro

  • Analgesic
  • Anti-allergic activity
  • Bronchitis-preventative effect, inducing regeneration of bronchial epithelium
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antibacterial, against Staphylococci, Streptococci, and Bacillus pneumoniae (perhaps due to increased immune system activity)
  •  Antioxidant, by eliminating hydroxyl free radicals
  •  Antitumor activity
  •  Antiviral effect, by inducing interferon production
  •  Lowers blood pressure
  •  Enhances bone marrow nucleated cell proliferation
  •  Cardiotonic action, lowering serum cholesterol levels with no effect on triglycerides, enhancing myocardial metabolism of hypoxic animals, and improving coronary artery hemodynamics
  • Central depressant and peripheral anticholinergic actions on the autonomic nervous sytem reduce the effects of caffeine and relax muscles
  •  Enhanced natural killer cell (NK) activity in vitro in mice
  •  Expectorant and antitussive properties demonstrated in mice  studies
  •  General immunopotentiation
  •  Improved adrenocortical function
  •  Increased production of Interleukin-1 by murine peritoneal macrophages in vitro
  •  Increased production of Interleukin-2 by murine splenocytes in vitro

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