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"<h3><strong>Ganoderma lucidum</strong></h3>\n\n<h4><strong>Common name: Reishi, reishi mushroom,&nbsp;</strong>lingzhi mushroom</h4>\n\n<p><strong>Family:&nbsp;</strong>Ganodermataceae</p>\n\n<p><strong>Part used: </strong>Fungal fruiting body</p>\n\n<p><strong>Habitat and Description: </strong>Reishi is a tough, polyporous bracket fungi with a shiny rust coloured upper side and pale porous under side. The bracket shape is curved or fan shaped and slightly domed. Reishi usually grows on deciduous old-growth trees and dead branches, found in the wild in Canada, China and eastern Asia, occasionally in the UK&nbsp;and Europe and widely cultivated particularly in China.&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Constituents:&nbsp;</strong>Polysaccharides (beta D-glucans), nucleotides (adenosine), triterpenes, nutrients (zinc, magnesium, iron, copper, calcium, germanium), oleic acid, proteins, choline, coumarin, sterols (ganodosterone), alkaloids, ganodosterone</p>\n\n<p><strong>Actions:&nbsp;</strong>General tonic, nervous system sedative, analgesic, adaptogen, hypoglycemic, antioxidant,&nbsp;immuno-stimulant, anti-tumor,&nbsp;anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, anti-histamine,&nbsp;anti-tussive, expectorant, detoxifer, cardiotonic, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotector</p>\n\n<p><strong>Traditional and current uses:</strong></p>\n\n<p>Chinese texts have recorded medicinal uses of&nbsp;lingzhi&nbsp;for more than 2,000 years, much of our current knowledge stems from this tradition alongside a plethora of recent research.</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Immune support and improves the functioning and regulation of the whole immune system</li>\n\t<li>Chronic immune weakness</li>\n\t<li>Poor resistance to airborne and&nbsp;respiratory infections</li>\n\t<li>Anti-bacterial against staphylococcus and streptococcus</li>\n\t<li>Inhibits the release of histamine and reduces the immune response to inhaled or ingested allergens (notably allergies mediated by immunoglobulin E).</li>\n\t<li>As an adjunct to cancer treatment&nbsp;and other diseases involving massive oxidative damage&nbsp;(eg. chemical toxicity and liver damage)</li>\n\t<li>Long term preventative tonic&nbsp;for the circulatory system&nbsp;</li>\n\t<li>Protects against radiation damage&nbsp;</li>\n\t<li>Reduces inflammation without interfering in the healing response</li>\n</ul>\n"
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