What is REISHI? - Ganoderma lucidum or REISHI is probably the most popular medicinal mushroom on Earth. Highly appreciated for its medicinal properties since ancient times.
History - According to the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Reishi Mushroom or Ganoderma lucidum provide an historical record which spans 2000 years. Traditionally it was used in China by Taoist monks to promote a centered calmness, improve meditative practices, and attain a long and healthy life. Chinese royalty, seeking longevity, held reishi mushroom in high esteem. It became immortalized throughout Chinese culture in paintings, statues, silk tapestries, and on the robes of emperors. Reishi mushroom has also been revered in Japanese culture where it is considered to be the most important of all the Japanese medicinal polypores.
Dried REISHI Mushrooms
PREPARATION: Due to its bitter taste reishi is traditionally prepared as a hot water extract. Simply, add 0.07-0.5 oz (2-15 g) of dry sliced reishi to 0.5 gal (2 liters) of boiling water. Decoct slowly until 2/3 of the water is reduced. This will result in a dark and fairly bitter liquid rich in active constituents such as polysaccharides. See the following link for a more detailed procedure on how to Make Your Own Mushroom Extract
Alcohol Extract (traditional): Macerate 90 g of sliced reishi in 500 ml of red wine for at least 10 days.
Constituents - TRITERPENES: more than 100 different highly oxygenated lanostanoid triterpenes have been identified in reishi mushroom. The predominant triterpenes are ganoderic acids A-Z. Other triterpenes include A and B, ganoderol A and B, epoxyganoderol A-C, ganoderic acid A-D, ganodermic acids, ganoderiol A-Iganodermanontriol, ganodermatriol, ganolucidic acids A-E, lucidone A-C, lucidenic acids A-M, lucidadiol, and lucidal.
POLYSACCHARIDES: numerous bioactive polyglycans are contained in all parts of the mushroom fruitbody. Among them are neutral polysaccharides, acidic glucan and polyglycan, protein bound heteroglucan, arabinoxyoglucan, a heteroglycan with a beta 1-4 core, and peptidoglycans.
AMINO ACIDS: serine, alanine, glycine, threonine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline, valine, and other minor amino acids.
OTHER CONSTITUENTS: steryl esters, adenosine, fungal lysozyme, faty acids, and a protease.
POLYSACCHARIDES: numerous bioactive polyglycans are contained in all parts of the mushroom fruitbody. Among them are neutral polysaccharides, acidic glucan and polyglycan, protein bound heteroglucan, arabinoxyoglucan, a heteroglycan with a beta 1-4 core, and peptidoglycans.
AMINO ACIDS: serine, alanine, glycine, threonine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline, valine, and other minor amino acids.
OTHER CONSTITUENTS: steryl esters, adenosine, fungal lysozyme, faty acids, and a protease.
Contraindications - there are no reported contraindications cited in the literature. However, immune-modulating substances such as reishi mushroom should be used with extreme care or avoided completely in organ transplant patients utilizing immuno-suppressive agents or in patients with autoimmune diseases.
For more information check out Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi or Ling Zhi) Health Benefits
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