Reishi mushroom

Ganoderma lucidum is called Lingzhi in China, Reishi or Mannentake in Japan and has been used for thousands of years as a medicinal mushroom for:

Liver problems, allergies, inflammation, heart disease, bronchitis, asthma, stomach ulcers, joint inflammation and insomnia and, in high doses, malignant tumors. Not investigated by the EMA.

Not approved as a medicinal product! Further information under Ganoderma lucidum.

100 different specific polysaccharides, triterpenes

Grows on deciduous trees, especially on oak

not approved as a drug

Presentation as powder, capsules, tea, also coffee

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3. Bhardwaj N et al. (2014) Suppression of inflammatory and allergic responses by pharmacologically potent fungus Ganoderma lucidum. Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov. 8:104-117
4. Liu Q, et al. (2019) Preventive and Therapeutic Effect of Ganoderma (Lingzhi) on Diabetes. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1182: 201-215

5. Wachtel-Galor S et al. (2011) Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi): A Medicinal Mushroom. In: Benzie IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, editors. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; Chapter 9. available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92757/