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Lingzhi is the name for two species of fungi Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae. The mushrooms are wild in the tropics and temperate regions, including North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Lingzhi grows as a parasite on trees.
Lingzhi mushroom, in Chinese, is defined as the mushroom of immortality. Named like that because this fungus has many properties that are beneficial to health.
How to use traditional lingzhi is by immersion in boiling water in a pot. Lingzhi, like any good fresh -dried, sliced thin and then immersed in a pan of boiling water. Flame slowly diminished, the pot is then covered, and left to stand for 2 hours. The resulting liquid tastes very bitter.
Ganoderma lucidum ganoderat acid containing compounds, the chemical structure similar to steroid hormones. There are also the following compounds : polysaccharides, ergosterol, coumarin, mannitol, lactones, alkaloids, fatty acids are unsaturated, as well as a variety of vitamins and minerals.
Unlike other forms of fresh mushrooms contain as much as 90 % water, only fresh lingzhi mushroom has as much as 75 % water content.
Lingzhi has anti- tumor properties, immunomodulatory, and imunoterapeutik ( 1 ). It added that the lingzhi efficacious inhibit platelet aggregation, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels ( 2 ). Other properties lingzhi is an antioxidant, pain relief, nerve and kidney amplifier. Lingzhi has been used to prevent bronchitis and cardiovascular care, and also in the treatment of high triglycerides, hypertension, hepatitis, allergies, chemotherapy support, HIV support therapy, fatigue, and nausea due to altitude ( 3 ).
In addition to properties, lingzhi is also said to have side effects such as dryness of the nose, mouth, and throat, stomach disorders, and nosebleeds. However, these mild side effects only occur in some people lingzhi users who consume them in a long time ( more than 4 months ).
Lingzhi mushroom, in Chinese, is defined as the mushroom of immortality. Named like that because this fungus has many properties that are beneficial to health.
How to use traditional lingzhi is by immersion in boiling water in a pot. Lingzhi, like any good fresh -dried, sliced thin and then immersed in a pan of boiling water. Flame slowly diminished, the pot is then covered, and left to stand for 2 hours. The resulting liquid tastes very bitter.
Ganoderma lucidum ganoderat acid containing compounds, the chemical structure similar to steroid hormones. There are also the following compounds : polysaccharides, ergosterol, coumarin, mannitol, lactones, alkaloids, fatty acids are unsaturated, as well as a variety of vitamins and minerals.
Unlike other forms of fresh mushrooms contain as much as 90 % water, only fresh lingzhi mushroom has as much as 75 % water content.
Lingzhi has anti- tumor properties, immunomodulatory, and imunoterapeutik ( 1 ). It added that the lingzhi efficacious inhibit platelet aggregation, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels ( 2 ). Other properties lingzhi is an antioxidant, pain relief, nerve and kidney amplifier. Lingzhi has been used to prevent bronchitis and cardiovascular care, and also in the treatment of high triglycerides, hypertension, hepatitis, allergies, chemotherapy support, HIV support therapy, fatigue, and nausea due to altitude ( 3 ).
In addition to properties, lingzhi is also said to have side effects such as dryness of the nose, mouth, and throat, stomach disorders, and nosebleeds. However, these mild side effects only occur in some people lingzhi users who consume them in a long time ( more than 4 months ).
Lingzhi mushroom, in Chinese, is defined as the mushroom of immortality. Named like that because this fungus has many properties that are beneficial to health.
Reference:
1. Paterson RR (2006). "Ganoderma - a therapeutic fungal biofactory". Phytochemistry 67: 1985–2001.
2. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition by Dan Bensky, Steven Clavey, Erich Stoger, and Andrew Gamble (2004)
3. Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series)by Christopher Hobbs (Author), Harriet Beinfield
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