Ganoderma Lucidum (also called Lingzhi in China and Reishi in Japan) is among the treasures of Chinese herbal medicine. It is also called the “miracle herb, long life herb, or imperial herb”, it has been proven through Chinese pharmaceutical studies and clinical research that it is useful in helping to prevent certain type of discomforts and it also helps prolong human life. Both the popular ancient Chinese medical dictionary, “Shen Nong Ben Zao Jing” and “Ben Cao Gang Mu” (Compendium of Materia Medica), written in the Ming Dynasty, provides detailed descriptions of the effects of Ganoderma Lucidum. Therefore, Ganoderma Lucidum (G.L) has been effectively used for several thousand years.
• Chinese scientists’ studies verified the pharmaceutical effects of Ganoderma Lucidum. The scientists of Chinese Academy of Sciences confirmed that the polysaccharides and triterpenes in Ganoderma are the key ingredients to maintaining a physiological balance within the human body. Polysaccharides and triterpenes also help prolong life. The Chinese government classified Ganoderma as both a food and a herbal medicine, and approved Ganoderma to be a safe herb as a dietary supplement with no toxicity in proper daily dosages.
• Ganoderma has been proven by the Chinese medicine literature to help maintain the body’s balance (immune system) and help alleviate certain discomforts, or discomforts related to the cardiac system, the brain vessels, the digestive, neural, endocrine, and respiratory systems. It is particularly effective in body cell maintenance, liver disorders (hepatitis) and slows down the aging process.