Highly Medicinal MushroomsMushroom of Immortality

Ganoderma Lucidum is the King of medicinal mushrooms It is believed by people of ChinaThat at which home it is present There will be no space for any disease and poverty.

GANODERMA LUCIDUM (LINGZHI)

Magical High Quality Herbal Medicine

Ganoderma LucidumA medicinal food product without any side effectsIt lowers Cholesterol in the blood and the amount of excessive

fat.It reduces blood sugar level and restores pancreas functions.It lowers blood lipids and stabilizes red cell membrane.It elevates the natural healing ability of the body.It prevents tissue cell degeneration.It lowers the side effects of antihypertensive drugs. It prevents and treats cancer and inhibits cancer cell metastasis. Normalize to prevent tissue degeneration.

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Cordyceps Mushroom which grow on insects

cordyceps is highly recommended as one of the most effective medicines for all illness. Due to its anti-aging and cure-all properties, cordyceps sinensis has been gained the position of most prized “Tonic Food”. In general, cordyceps is a tonic that help the body build strength, improve the organic functioning, strengthen the immune-system and bring longevity.

Cordyceps for “Asthma”

Cordyceps extract is very useful for people suffering from asthma.  Cordyceps also increases energy levels, dramatically improves endurance and stamina, and is frequently used by world class athletes for this purpose. It is safe to take daily on a long term basis, and needs to be taken daily to maintain the benefit for asthma sufferers.

Maitake-Grifola frondosaUsed in traditional Asian medicine for immune function enhancement, consumption of the mushroom was thought to prevent high blood pressure and cancer. There is currently a study being conducted at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer

Centeron the use of Maitake for breast cancer patients.

Maitake-Grifola frondosaIn traditional Chinese medicine it has been used for improving spleen and stomach ailments, calming nerves and treating haemorrhoids (Hobbs, 1995). Recent studies have shown that polysaccharides and

polysaccharide-protein complexes from this mushroom have significant anti-cancer activity (Hishida et al., 1988, Kurashige et al., 1997). A limited number of clinical studies in Japan and the USA have shown that a purified fraction of polysaccharide is highly effective against cancers of the breast, lung, liver, prostate and brain.

Maitake-Grifola frondosaBeta glucans fractions from this mushroom are now being used for the prevention and treatment of Flu and common infection

AIDS (HIV)Diabetes mellitusHypertensionHypercholesterolemiaUrinary tract infections (particularly for women)

Capsules with dried Maitake form widely accepted dietary supplements are now being extensively marketed in US and in Europe. Other examples are Maitake tea, whole Maitake powder and a Maitake drink.

Shiitake, Lentinus edodesIt is used medicinally for diseases involving depressed immunefunction-including cancer, AIDS, environmental allergies, and frequent flu and colds.

Shiitake is also beneficial for soothing bronchial inflammation and regulating urine incontinence (Bo and Yun-sun, 1980), as well as for reducing chronic high cholesterol.

Shiitake, Lentinus edodesResearch has already showed the benefits of shiitake mushroom in lowering cholesterol. Research conducted in Japan identified a specific amino acid in shiitake that helps speed up the processing of cholesterol in the liver. In a 1974 study on 40 elderly and 420 young women consumed 9 gram of dried shiitake every day for 7 days. After a week, total cholesterol levels had dropped 7 to 15% in the older and 6 to 12% in the young women.

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus species) Species of the genus Pleurotus are excellent producers of

lovastatin and as such, Pleurotus could be considered as a functional food with natural cholesterol-lowering ability (Gunde-Cimerman, 1999).

Oyster mushroom lowes cholesterol and triglycerol levels as well as very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) in blood plasma. They have also been shown to have activity in anti-tumor, immune response, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antibacterial.

They are replete with assorted vitamins such as vitamin C (30-44mg/100grams), and vitamin B (100mg/100grams) and niacin.

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus species)

Traditionally, it has been used to strengthen veins and relax tendons.

In China oyster mushroom is indicated for joint and muscle relaxation (Yang & Jong, 1989). A product containing oyster mushroom, called "Tendon-easing

powder," is effective in the treatment of lumbago, numbed limbs, tendon and blood vessel discomfort.

Some other Medicinal Mushrooms

All Mushrooms have certain Medicinal Properties but most important medicinal Mushrooms are listed here.

Agaricus bisporus (Prevention of blindness, Prevention of spread of human epithelial cancer cells)Agaricus bleizi ( active constituents: Beta (1-6)-D-glucan (antitumour and immune enhancing)Proteoglucans (antitumour).Phellinus linteus (especially for cancer treatment.)Tremella fuciformis (Anti Aging, Anti Tumor and women’s friend for skin, .

bone and weight control)Hericium erinaceusLion's Mane Mushroom (Brain Tonic)Flammulina velutipes (effective against a solid tumour )