REISHI the mushroom of immortality

REISHI medicinal mushroom has been used for over 4000 years, making it one of the oldest known medicinal mushrooms. Reishi is prized as the “plant of immortality”, the sacred plant with miraculous healing abilities.

In the Taoist tradition, Reishi is said to enhance spiritual receptivity, and the monks use it to calm the spirit and mind. It has been known to normalize blood pressure and blood sugar levels. It also activates the phagocytosis of macrophages stimulating interferon production and activity, thereby supporting the immune system. Or as we call it in Ayurveda, Ojas, which stands for the stability of the body amongst other things.

REISHI main actions include the following:

• oxygen free-radical scavenger
• neuroprotective
• tonic
• restorative
• primary adaptogen

REISHI is the perfect remedy for the typical American suffering from constant stress. This type of person can be experiencing depressed vital force and is likely to be depleted of life force energy. Reishi’s effect on the immune system is to totally enhance immune function, increase white blood cell count, and various other beneficial compounds in the bodily system.

HERBAL MEDICINE has been with us since the beginning, one of the many aspects of humankind’s symbiotic relationship with the natural world. It is the most time-tested healing tradition in the world, having evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in disparate regions and diverse cultures.

Brigette Mars, A.H.G