Amazing Ingredients #1:- Ganoderma Lucidum
Ganoderma Lucidum occurs in six different colors, but the red variety is most commonly used and commercially cultivated in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
Ganoderma lucidum is one of the most beautiful mushrooms in the world. When very young its varnished surface is Chinese red, bright yellow, and white (see the bottom illustrations). Later the white and yellow shades disappear, but the resulting varnished, reddish to the reddish brown surface is still quite beautiful and distinctive.
It is one of the extremely precious medicinal values of fungus. Chinese tradition health book recorded that Ganoderma can calm the nerves, strengthen to the lung and liver.
While Ganoderma lucidum is annual and does not actually grow more each year like some polypores, its fruiting body is quite tough and can last for months. This magical mushroom is also known as Reishi or Ling zhi which means “herb of spiritual potientcy”.
Reishi had been added to the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and Therapeutic Compendium. Once rare and expensive, this mushroom is now effectively cultivated and is readily available.
Modern research of Ganorderma lucidum started in the early 70’s, many clinical reports revealed that Ganoderma has many beneficial effects to cure many kinds of diseases.
Some of its actions and properties include: Anti-allergin, antioxidant, analgesic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anti tumor, antiviral antiparasitic, cardiovascular, antidiabetic, immunomodulating,hepatoprotective, hypotensive and hypertensive, kidney and nerve tonic, sexual potentiator. Inhibits platelets aggregations. Lower blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. Bronchitis prevention.
Of course something this versatile has many uses and a fraction of them are: Tonic, immune booster, allergies, blood pressure stabilizer, altitude sickness, chemotherapy support, HIV support, fatigue, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, hepatitis, inhibits platelet aggregations.
Below are the remarkable result of Ganoderma efficacies from scientific research…
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