Predominantly red in color, it is large, tough, woody kidney-shaped mushroom with semicircular top rings. It is a symbol for health and considered as "elixir of immortality", "longevity tonic" and "immune potentiator". It is also known as the "Marvelous Herb".
Health Benefits:
- Powerful antioxidant property.
- Contains 180 phytonutrients.
- Contains triterpenes (ganoderic acid), beta-glucan compounds, ergosterols, alkaloids polysaccharides, proteins (interferon), adenosine, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins B complex, C, D and minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc.
- Promotes longevity.
- Prevents and suppresses tumor or cancer cell growth and mestastasis. It increases the therapeutic effects and reduces the damaging side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
- Cardiovascular protection. It lowers the risk of developing coronary heart diseases such as atherosclerosis and heart attack. It lowers blood LDL "bad" cholesterol level due to ganoderic acids content. It also lowers high blood pressure.
- Anti-coagulant effect or blood thinning property.
- Lowers plasma glucose or sugar level and glycosylated hemoglobin level.
- Improves lung functions and respiratory symptoms like difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath and recurrent cough and colds.
- Reduces symptoms of stomach ulcer.
- Improves liver and kidney functions.
- Anti-inflammatory activity.
- Stimulates body's immune system due to polysaccharides (beta-glucans) content.
- Anti-bacterial activity.
- Anti-fungal activity.
- Anti-viral activity due to Interferon content.
- Anti-depression effect due toadenosine content.
- Relieves symptoms of insomnia.
Reference:
The Natural Healers
by: Dr. Butch Villena
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