nd to think that almost all health problems
can be cured by the recently invented drugs of the modern
pharmaceutical industry. However, in the East and in
traditional societies everywhere, people have been successfully
using natural remedies for thousands of years.
One of these remedies is the Ganoderma or Reishi Mushroom which
is known as the “Mushroom of Immortality” by the Chinese and the
Japanese, who have used it to treat a wide variety of diseases
for the past 4000 years.
So what does this miracle mushroom do? It might be better to
rephrase the question and ask “what doesn’t it do,” because in
traditional Chinese literature it has been called a “panacea”
or cure for all diseases
Typically in oriental medicine this mushroom has been used to
treat insomnia, gastric ulcers, neurasthenia, arthritis,
nephritis, asthma, bronchitis, hypertension and poisoning.
Since the late 1960s medical researchers have been studying the
mushroom to find out how it helps the body and to see how it can
be used to cure and prevent disease. They have found that the
active ingredients in the Reishi mushroom are anti-oxidants and
anti-inflammatory and have begun trials in which the mushroom
has been used to treat: migraine, asthma, diabetes,
hypertension, constipation, menstrual pain, kidney
detoxification, gastric ulcers and immune system problems.
One of the most serious contemporary medical problems is
cardio-vascular disease, which is caused, to a large degree, by
a lifestyle that is low in exercise and high in fat. Once again,
this ancient remedy may provide to be a boon for this serious
health problem.
Researchers at the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland are
impressed with the Ganoderma mushroom, calling it “a renowned
medicinal species.” In one of their studies, using hamsters and
pigs, oxygenated lanosterol which was derived from the
Ganoderma, reduced cholesterol by 9.8%
These researchers concluded that Gandoderma Lucidium could have
a great role to play in the treatment of cardiovascular disease
in the years ahead and looked forward to “innovative new
cholesterol lowering foods and medicines containing Gandoderma
Lucidium.”
Similarly, researchers are also looking into the use of
Ganoderma in the treatment of cancer, and have found it to be
effective in regressing the growth of certain types of tumors.
If you want to start getting some of the benefits of the
Ganoderma mushroom you don’t have to go to Japan or China or
dig mushrooms in a forest, because several companies are
already distributing foods and health supplements based on the
Ganoderma mushroom. It is now possible to buy coffee and
chocolate products that have been enriched with Ganoderma as
well as capsules, toothpaste, soaps, lotions, and creams that
include this miracle mushroom in their ingredients list.
About The Author: Mike Vincent is health food specialist and
distributes food supplements through his site
http://www.healthy4life.com . He recently launched a new site,
http://www.choosehealthycoffee.biz which offers a wide variety
of Ganoderma Mushroom products.
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