Try shiitake or reishi mushrooms with your veggies-theChinese use them to bolster the immune system.
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Medicinal mushrooms such as shiitake, mai-take, and reishi have long been revered for their immunity-boosting effects.
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Chinese medical texts dating back to as early as 206BC describe reishi as a tonic against ageing.
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Consumption of reishi mushroom has been reported to prevent colon carcinogenesis in rodents, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
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Those studies have found that, as with turkey tail and shiitake, components found in reishi mushrooms may strengthen the immune system to fight cancer.
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The dried powder of Ganodermalucidum was popular as a cancer chemotherapy agent in ancient China.
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However, because of the availability of Ganodermalucidum from different sources, it is advisable to test its biologic activity.
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Medicinal mushroom Ganodermalucidum is one of the most esteemed natural products that have been used in the traditional Chinese medicine.
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Two chitosan extracts were prepared by chemical and enzymatic treatment of Ganodermalucidum mushroom, as an alternative source to crustacean shells.
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The popular edible mushroom Ganodermalucidum (Reishi) has been widely used for the general promotion of health and longevity in Asian countries.