Ageless Reishi (G.Lucidum) still potent at 4,000 years old

      It was believed by the Emperors thousands of years ago that the Reishi would make their dynasties eternal.  This is one of the most fascinating and highly documented foods ever encountered.  No other vegetation begins to compare.

     Earliest mention of Ling Zhi was in the era of the first emperor of China, Shing-huang of the Ch'in Dynasty (221-207  B.C.).

      G. lucidum Is as close to nutritional perfection as anything found in nature.   There are more than 200 documented phytonutrients found in G. lucidum.
  
     Welcome to the Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma Lucidum) also identified as:

• Varnished Conk and Artists' Conk
• Panacea Polypore
• Ling-Zhi (mushroom of herb and immortality) by the Chinese and Koreans
• Mannentake  (10,000 year mushroom) by the Japanese

• Was extremely rare in nature (grew in only 2 out of 10,000 aged wild plum trees found in the dense and humid, high mountain forests of Asia
• Still grows in the ancient and oldest rainforests on Earth 
• It was once only made available to the wealthy and ruling classes (because of it's almost miraculous benefit
• originally crowned by Chinese Emperors as King of The Herbs (It Became their imperial Chi or Life Force)
• Documented in thousands of ancient Chinese paintings (as a symbol for health)

     The Ganoderma Lucidum symbolizes long life in carvings, furniture, jewelry and in paintings.

     Artificial cultivation of this valuable mushroom was successfully achieved in the early 1970's, and since 1980, production of G. lucidum has developed rapidly, particularly in China.  It is now widely grown on a commercial scale and is commonly purchased for its medicinal and spiritual properties.

     Some of the benefits G.lucidum:

• Over 100 antioxidants on the cellular level
• Well documented restorative properties 
• Increases immune-boosting T-cells in those individuals with compromised immune systems
• Is as close to nutritional perfection as anything found in nature.    
•  Increases immune-boosting T-cells in those individuals with compromised immune systems:

• Triterpenoids (At least 140 different triterpenes have been identified in G. lucidum)
• Ganoderans 
• Polysaccharides; beta-D-glucans
• Sterols: ergosterol
• Coumerin
• Amino acids (LZ-8 a protein w/bioactivity has been isolated from G. lucidum)

     Reishi has now become recognized as an alternative adjuvant in the treatment of leukemia, carcinoma, hepatitis, and diabetes.  It was only within the last decade that clinicals on the use of G. lucidum used to treat cancer and other diseases been reported in international peer-reviewed journals.
  
     Because Reshi potentiates the immune system, caution is advised for those receiving immunosuppressive therapies.

     The N.I.H. and the N.L.M. have logged several studies on Pub Med online, documenting the biological activites and the pharmacological functions of Ganoderma Lucidum.

     The Japanese government has officially listed Reishi as an approved adjunct herb for the treatment of cancer (Willard, 1990)

  

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