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Red Reishi Mushroom Extract 30%
【English name】: Reishi Mushroom Extract
【Latin name】: Ganoderma Lucidum (Leysser.Fr)Karst
【Plant part used】: mycelium& fruiting body
【Specification】: Polysaccharide 30%
【Testing methods】: UV
【CAS No.】: Polysaccharide, 9012-72-0
【Appearance】: Brownish fine powder
【Particle size】: 100% pass 80 mesh
【Main Function】: Stimulate Immune System and Anti-Cancer
Description
The tree fungus known as reishi has a long history of use in China and Japan as a semi-magical healing herb. More revered than ginseng and, up until recently, more rare, many stories tell of people with severe illnesses journeying immense distances to find it. Presently, reishi is artificially cultivated and widely available in stores that sell herb products.
Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is called "the mushroom of immortality" in China and has been used in Oriental Medicine for over 2,000 years. In recent years its active ingredients have been the subject of intensive research regarding their apparent ability to help prevent or treat certain types of cancer, aid in the treatment of liver disease, HIV infection, acute or recurrent herpetic infections, high blood pressure, chronic bronchitis, allergies and asthma, and favorably modulate immune function. The reishi mushroom grows wild on decaying logs and tree stumps in the coastal provinces of China. The fruiting body of the mushroom is used medicinally.
Function of Red Reishi Mushroom
Anti-Cancer Activity
Cancer studies in animals have shown a 50% tumor regression rate with reishi mushroom extract treatment (e.g., connective tissue cancer model in mice). Reishi mushroom extract is used by some cancer surgeons in Japan to treat cancer patients and significant anti-tumor and immunostimulation effects have been noted in many of these cases. Polysaccharides from reishi mushrooms and from other types of folk-medicinal fungi are patented in Japan for use as immunomodulators in the treatment of cancer. They are combined with chemo- and radiotherapy and have demonstrated an ability to reduce side effects, increase the efficacy of treatments, and are used to accelerate recovery from disease.
Studies from China have shown that reishi mushroom extract potentiates the tumoricidal capacity of macrophages and T-cells. Reishi mushroom extract is known to have other immune modulating effects and antioxidant properties as well. Animal studies also show that the polysaccharide fraction of reishi mushrooms can induce apoptosis (programmed cell death of cancer cells) in leukemic cells and induce cellular differentiation in 40-45% of leukemic cells treated with reishi polysaccharides, demonstrating significant cancer treatment potential. These effects were primarily due to the increased secretion of anti-tumor cytokines (signaling agents) induced by reishi mushroom polysaccharides, namely TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, and these two cytokines acted synergistically on the inhibition of leukemic-cell growth. In a related experiment, the D-glucan polysaccharide fraction of reishi mushroom was shown to produce dramatic tumor regression in a mice sarcoma study. In many animals, complete tumor regression occurred in the group injected with beta-D glucan fractions within a 5-week period. The study by Y. Sone, et al, reported tumor inhibition rates of 90% and tumor regression in 75% of afflicted animals.