Reishi mushroom refers to the tinder funnel, or rather, to the genus Ganadermovy, as evidenced by its Latin name Ganoderma Lucidum - varnished fungus. Reishi is a Japanese name, because its homeland is Asia, or rather Japan, China, Korea.
In different countries, he received the names lingzhi, mannentake, "mushroom of spiritual strength", "sacred mushroom." In ancient Asia, the ganoderma was so valued that the finder could secure a comfortable life by selling it, and sometimes Reishi was used as a dowry for a rich bride.
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Characteristic features of the variety
Reishi lives in a tropical and subtropical climate, receives food from the trunks of dead deciduous trees on which it grows. It prefers mainly plums, but was found even on conifers. His taste is woody.
Ganoderma externally similar to other polypores. But the photo is clearly enough visible what this Reishi is, and how it grows.
You may be interested in:He has a cork hat, sometimes wavy, in the form of a semicircle or fan, it is also compared with the shape of a person’s kidney. The surface is shiny, as if covered with water or varnish, which is why it was called varnished. Body color ranges from orange to black, but most often it is reddish-red shades. Reaches sizes up to 25 cm. The hat has semicircular lines as growth zones, like annual rings in trees.
The stem can be of different configurations depending on the location of the fungus on the trunk; it can grow up to 30 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter. The color is usually the same as the hat, with gloss.
Morphology
Ganoderma refers to saprophytes, that is, to such species that live off dead plants. In our case, on the trunks of fruit trees. Pipers as saprophytes are very useful primarily in nature: they process dead wood, utilize it, clearing the forest. They do not belong to parasites, since they do not settle on healthy trunks, they need dying plants for nutrition.
This type of tinder fungus grows more often on stumps or at the bottom of the trunk, appears in the summer. There are 2-3-year-old specimens, but most often annuals. Its spores require special conditions for attachment to the nutrient substrate, they have a rough structure that complicates slipping in the gap.
You may be interested in:Reishi mushroom habitats in Russia and other countries
Reishi is in many places on the planet. It is not uncommon at all, and when buying it is important to know whether the place where reishi grows is ecologically clean, since mushrooms absorb harmful chemical compounds. Usually he chooses places thickened, warm and humid. In Russia, it can be found in the southern regions: Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, the North Caucasus, Altai.
Today, in nature, its amount is decreasing, so it is quite successfully artificially cultivated, creating whole mushroom farms for medical companies, mainly in Southeast Asia.
Eating
Some tinder men can be cooked at a young age. They have a gentle body, and during cooking they acquire quite interesting taste. There are recipes for soups, salads, fried dishes with the addition of these mushrooms.
Ganoderma is not valuable in the nutritional sense. Her body is spongy at a young age, and eventually becomes hard and hard at all. Independent dishes are not prepared from it. Harvested or grown exclusively for medicinal purposes.
Use in treatment
Reishi, as a representative of tinder fungus, did not fall into any of the categories of valuable mushrooms by taste. But it is interesting in medicine, used in the treatment of various diseases.
Beneficial features
Scientists have carefully studied this mushroom (and continue to this day), and have identified a list of useful substances in Reishi: there are proteins, coumarins, alkaloids, essential oils, peptides, vitamins, minerals.
Its healing properties are quite extensive. For example, it can help allergy sufferers. The fact is that in its composition there are hypodermic acids, similar to hormones that work as antihistamines. This property favorably distinguishes it from synthetic variants of drugs for allergies.
The compound with beta-glucan plays an immunomodulatory role, it strengthens the immune system, it is used as an adjuvant in the maintenance course of treatment for AIDS and HIV.
You may be interested in:Indications and contraindications
Reishi is shown and well helps in the fight against:
- viruses;
- bacteria
- diabetes
- cancer
- asthma
- bronchitis;
- arthritis;
- rheumatism;
- high pressure.
In oriental medicine, the ganoderma has been used for more than two thousand years. It is not toxic, therefore it is not dangerous, and, as we see, it is even very useful. But still they can not be abused, like any medicine.
What are the contraindications for taking Reishi:
- individual sensitivity or intolerance to certain substances of the fungus, especially when the dosages specified in the recipes are exceeded, which is accompanied by dizziness, upset stool, nausea, rash;
- treatment of pregnant and lactating women, children under 7 years old;
- bleeding of any kind;
- taking along with drugs of similar action (for example, with immunomodulators).
In any case, it is not necessary to use the ganoderma for medicinal purposes, without consulting your doctor.
Doctors reviews
Official and traditional medicine use reishi in different directions. Here's what the doctors say:
Kravtsova E.I., phytotherapist: “I am seeing good treatment results with Reishi mushroom. That's who did not prescribe it in a comprehensive diet - everyone lost weight more successfully than before. And my patients had no side effects, which is especially pleasing. "
Lyubimov R.V., phytotherapist: “I use mushrooms for intestinal disorders of patients, there are good results. The main thing is not to take it at a higher dosage, otherwise the opposite effect occurs: diarrhea and nausea were observed. Patients do not always follow the recommendations exactly. ”
Vrichek L.K., therapist: “The problem of our time is self-medication.There were cases when they came to me as a therapist with headaches, and after a careful analysis of the lifestyle and taking medications, it turned out that the patient was using a drug that included Reishi, and this, in the understanding of a person, was just vitamins. No need to do this, always consult your doctor before taking any medications. "
Prescriptions and features for the manufacture of drugs
The beneficial substances of the fungus have long been evaluated and used for the manufacture of medicines. For example, they are sold as bio-supplements. But if you have access to dried mushrooms or in the form of a powder, then you can prepare the product from it yourself, using different methods.
Extracts
Extracts are concentrated extracts. To do this, use water, oil or alcohol. There is a treatment option when alternate extracts are used on alcohol and oil bases, alternating them every 3 days. They are prepared as follows:
- Pour 50 g of reishi in dried form with half a liter of alcohol, vodka or oil (it is better to take flaxseed and heat it to 40 degrees for better absorption).
- Close the jar and put it in a dark place. Alcohol is infused for 2-3 weeks, oil is enough for one week.
Take alcohol at 1 tsp three times a day, diluting with water, oil at 1 tbsp. l The extract with alcohol has a long shelf life. With oil - depends on the type of oil itself.
Water infusion
The infusion must be prepared in prolonged heat, which is most easily achieved with a thermos. If it is not, then the pan can be wrapped with a blanket.
Pour 50 grams of dry matter of the mushroom with 1.5 liters of purified water, heated to 40-45 degrees. It is important not to exceed the temperature, so as not to destroy the useful elements. Close, insulate and hold for a day, sometimes shaking dishes. After readiness, do not strain the infusion.
Take by adding 2 tablespoons of the infusion in 100 g of water, 30 minutes before meals or the same amount after. Keep refrigerated.
Reishi Mushroom Tea
Tea can be brewed with both dry and raw mushrooms. To do this, cut it into stripes, fill it with water and cook for 1 hour. Then they wrap it up and hold it for another half hour. This will be the tea decoction. An easier option is to mix the mushroom powder with a regular tea brew.
Answers to widespread questions
Mushrooms always raise many questions, especially if they are used as a medicine. Here are some of the most common questions about reishi:
Varnished ganoderma is a valuable mushroom, as the two centuries-old practice of authoritative oriental medicine has proved. But all medicines must be used wisely: only with specific indications and after consultation with your doctor. And then it will bring undeniable benefits.
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