Reishi is also known as LINGZHI (SPIRIT PLANT) in Chinese which means "the miraculous Mushroom of Immortality". Reishi has its academic Latin name as (Ganoderma Lucidum). It has a history dating back thousands of years.
In the oldest Chinese medicinal book entitled "Shen Non Ben Cao Jing" published in about second century B. C., Reishi is excellent for treating a wide variety of illnesses.
Therefore, Reishi or Lingzhi won its reputation as King of Herbs.

There are six kind of Reishi cultivated in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
(1) Akashiba (red reishi)
(2) Kuroshiba (black reishi)
(3) Aoshiba(blue Reishi)
(4) Shiroshiba (White reishi)
(5) Kishiba (yellow reishi)
(6) Murasakishiba (purple reishi),
Today, Red Reishi is the only kind of the miraculous mushroom popularly cultivated and processed for health food.

Reishi has a great amounts of the ingredients that make it effective in treating illnesses and disorder both physically and mentally. The main ingredients are 'Organic Germanium, Polysaccharides, Triterpenoids, Adenosine, Amino Acids, and Beta Glucans etc..
There are other ingredients which work together to restore health, energy, and vitality to our body's systems in preventing and healing diseases and disorders.
Through scientific methods, detailed pharmacological research has identified many active compounds with Reishi. Polysaccharides stimulate immunity and demonstrate anti-tumor activity. Additionally, they have been shown to increase DNA synthesis of spleen cells in mixed lymphocytic culture and increase both RNA and DNA synthesis in the bone marrow of mice. The Triterpenoids are reported to have adaptogenic, anti-hypertensive, and anti-allergic effects.

More research is being conducted and summarized from these reports, Reishi is found to have the following properties
-improves cholesterosis, coronary deficiency
-improves chronic bronchitis, hepatitis
-improves hyper and hypotensions
-improves leukocytopenia and reticuloendothelial system
-improves nervous tension, neurosis and -effective in numerous other ailments

REISHI CAN PREVENT METASTASIS OF CANCER

Dr. Fukumi Morishige, M.D., Ph. D. of Japan discovered the positive effect of reishi in arresting metastatic cancer in laboratory nice. The Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, U.S.A. also released their research data on the effectiveness of reishi against sarcoma 180. Research on the relation between reishi and cancer is still going on. However ,no conclusive result can be reached. But reishi is widely recognized to play an important role in preventing spontaneous death in cancer patients. The following findings were reported when reishi was applied in fighting against cancer:
(1) Reishi reinforces membrane of the cancerous cell to impede spreading.
(2) It prevents thrombi formation aiding in fusion of medications within the system.
(3) Combined usage with other anti-tumor drugs and chemotherapy diminishes their side-effects and increases their effect.
(4) Reishi normalizes the overall body system thus decreases further health complications.

REISHI HELPS CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGO CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION

A wide range of side- effects caused by chemotherapy and radiation make cancer patients suffering a great deal. These range of side-effects include bone marrow reduction, chronic fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, hair-loss, inflammation, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, and skin rashes etc. According to clinical research in many cancer hospitals in China, those who took reishi for a long period really enjoyed increased energy, heightened immune systems, reduced toxin levels, and decreased symptoms of nausea, vomiting, hair-loss and body pain, Reishi helps cancer patients get stronger and easier undergo through chemotherapy and radiation.
Clinical studies in Japan, Taiwan and China have shown that many types of cancers can be well treated with Reishi, Thousands cancer patients have got miraculous results after taking Reishi combined with another treatments.

REISHI HELPS OTHER DISEASES/CONDITIONS

Clinical Studies have shown that regular intake of Reishi will help treat the following ailments: Allergies, Anxiety, Asthma, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Cancers, Constipation, Gastritis, Gastric/Duodenal Ulcers, Heart troubles, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hemorrhoids, High cholesterol, Hypertension, Hypo-tension, Lupus. Menopause, symptoms, Menoxia, Neuroses, Stress, Psychosomatic diseases etc.