What benefits can be obtained by frequently eating Reishi mushroom?

Can eating Ganoderma lucidum improve immunity, lower the three highs, and reduce the incidence of colds?

As an excellent traditional Chinese medicinal material, the medicinal value of Ganoderma is really high.

By the way, “terpene” is a general term. As long as the chemical structure contains the basic structure of ‘three terpenes’, it can be called a ‘triterpene’. However, Reishi triterpenes also have subsidiary structures. Different subsidiary structures have different effects.

Ganoderma lucidum alone has nearly 300 kinds of triterpenes, which are unique to Ganoderma lucidum. Other mushrooms do not have Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes, even if their triterpene content is high, it is not Ganoderma lucidum’s.— Excerpted from page 67 of Healing with Ganoderma by Wu Tingyao. 

Because Ganoderma lucidum contains multiple active ingredients such as Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides and Ganoderma lucidum triterpenes, the interaction of these ingredients can promote sleep, lower the three highs, and improve the mental state. 

Modern research has shown that Ganoderma lucidum has a wide range of pharmacological effects, including regulating the immune system, sedation and hypnosis, anti-depression, cough suppression, asthma relief, anti-inflammation, lowering blood pressure, regulating blood lipids, protecting the gastric mucosa, preventing liver injury, anti-aging and anti-virus. — Excerpted from pages 11-14 of The Pharmacology and Clinical Application of Ganoderma by Lin Zhibin and Yang Baoxue.

Compared to other delicious mushrooms, the taste of Ganoderma is indeed not very good. ‘Bitterness’ has become people’s first impression of Ganoderma.

Therefore, many people think that the more bitter the Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, the better. However, this is not the case.

Professor Lin Zhibin from Peking University Health Science Center once stated clearly in the ‘Big Shots Talk’ program, “Ganoderma lucidum spore powder itself is not bitter when taken with water. If it is a Ganoderma lucidum extract, it is very bitter when taken with water, even more bitter than Coptis chinensis.” 

In addition, Ganoderma lucidum spore oil is not bitter. Ganoderma sinense slices are only slightly bitter while Ganoderma lucidum slices are bitter. Therefore, the taste of different Reishi products is different, and there is no such thing as “the bitterer the Reishi mushroom, the better”!

Various types of wild Reishi mushroom are widely distributed in the mountains and fields everywhere. Their growth conditions and medicinal values are also different. Therefore, choosing the right Reishi mushroom is very important. 

To buy organic Reishi mushroom with sufficient active ingredients and high medicinal value, please choose a well-known brand.

Today, the Reishi industry is becoming more and more mature. Health-conscious people make good use of Reishi slices to brew water instead of tea, achieving the first step of “Reishi health freedom”.

Once Reishi coffee, Reishi milk tea, Reishi biscuits and other Reishi foods are integrated into the daily lives of the general public, we believe that the day of “Reishi health freedom” is not far away.