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In traditional Chinese Medicine, Reishi is believed to act for nourishment, enhancement, detoxification, and dispersion of accumulation. It has also been used to treat diseases related to coronary disease, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, and cancer
These specialized mushroom species used by Now Foods are produced from living mycelia and fungi in 'fruiting stage' that grow on organic brown rice under controlled, healthy, chemical-free and yeast-free conditions.
In traditional Chinese Medicine, Reishi is believed to act for nourishment, enhancement, detoxification, and dispersion of accumulation. It has also been used to treat diseases related to coronary disease, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, and cancer.
According to research on the medical benefits of mushrooms, Reishi increases vitality, improves coronary arteries, inhibits platelet aggregation, normalizes blood pressure, relieves stress and asthma, and prevents and treats certain forms of cancer and other degenerative diseases.
The beta-glucans found in Reishi support the body's immune system in fighting cancer cells and addressing the effects of aging. The main biological activity of this mushroom comes from triterpenes and polysaccharides.
Triterpenes have been reported to have adaptogenic, antihypertensive, and anti-allergenic effects. Active components in Reishi mushroom are also, the sterols, the coumarin, the manitol, and the triterpenoids known as ganoderic acids. The latter helps in lowering blood pressure, lowering LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and acts as an anticoagulant. All these benefits contribute to a healthy cardiovascular system.
Reish mushroom has antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-tumor properties for cancer prevention, as well as against the herpes simplex virus, hepatitis B, HIV, and Epstein-Barr virus.DOES NOT contain: sugar, yeast, flour, corn, soy, milk.
Each 2 capsules provide: Reishi Mushroom Extract Powder (10:1)(Ganoderma lucidum):90mg, Shiitake Mushroom Powder (Lentinus edodes):300mg, Shiitake Mushroom Extract Powder (4:1) (Lentinus edodes):150mg. Other Ingredients: Rice flour, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide.
As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules 2 times daily, preferably with meals.
