Immune system - Inflammation

BUILDS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

HELPS IN THE RECOVERY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AFTER THERAPY

Reishi polysaccharides enhances the immune system of mice with very low immune resistance levels. It accelerated the recovery of the bone marrow, white and red blood cells of mice treated with anti-cancer agents within 5 to 12 days.

This study showed how even immuno-compromised mice benefitted from the polysaccharide extract of Reishi by acceleration the reproduction of the white blood cells after they were wiped out by chemotherapeutic drugs. This is valuable for patients' recovery after a bout of chemotherapy.

J Ethnopharmacol. 2007 May 4;111(2):219-26. Epub 2006 Nov 21. Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides enhance the function of immunological effector cells in immunosuppressed mice. Zhu XL, Chen AF, Lin FB, Peking University, Beijing, China

ALLEVIATES ASTHMATIC REACTIONS

HELPS RELIEVE ASTHMATIC ATTACKS

• Ganoderma has been proven to alleviate the inflammation in the mucosal lining of the bronchi and alveoli during asthmatic attacks. Bronchial ashtma is a result of

the constriction of the bronchial muscles and the inflammation of the broncial lining. These changes result in restricted flow of air in and out of the lungs.

• Supplementation with Reishi has been showen to decrease the infiltration of the inflammatory cells into the lining. This reduced inflammation and improved air flow.

• Reishi also reduces the secretion of the mediators that causes inflammation in the local tissues of the lungs and airways which helps prevent subsequent attacks.

Int Immunopharmacol 2006 Feb;6(2):241-51. Epub 2005 Aug 30. Ganoderma tsugae supplementation alleviates bronchoalveolar inflammaiton in an airway sensitization and challenge mouse model. Lin JY, Chen ML, Chiang BL, Lin BF Dept of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ROC

HELPS PREVENT ASTHMATIC ATTACKS

• The triterpenoids of Ganoderma tsugae reduces the hyperreactivity of the tissues of the lungs and airways by reducing the white blood cells that infilitrate it and cause an inflammatory reaction during allergic attacks. It also reduces the resulting inflammation during asthma attacks without affecting the overall immune resistance of the body.

Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2007;143(1):21-30. Epub 2006 Dec 22. Effects of triterpenoid-rich extracts of Ganoderma tsugae on airway hyperreactivity and Th2 responses in vivo. Chen ML, Ling BF, Dept of Biochem Science and Technology, National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan ROC

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES

HELPS REDUCE INFLAMMATION IN ARTHRITIS

• Reishi polysaccharides reduced the production of the chemical mediators called cytokines that stimulate inflammation in the rheumatiod arthritis. Reishi has the ability to reduce the inflammatory processes that transpires during an active attack of rheumatoid arthritis.

Mol Cell Biochem 2007 Jul;301(1-2):173-9. Epub 2007 Jan 12. Ganoderma lucidum polysachharide peptide reduce the production of proinflammatory cytokines in activated rheumatoid synovial fibroblast. Ho YW, Yeung JS, Chiu PK, Tang WM, Lin ZB, Man RY Lau CS, University of Hong Kong HK

HELPS PREVENT COLON CANCER BY PREVENTING COLITIS

• Reishi helps prevent colon cancer by reducing the effects that stimulates colon cancer such as inflammation. Reishi on the reduces the prostaglandin E2 production, the chemical that induces inflammation, as well as inhibits the expression of cytokines.

Phytother Res 2004 Sep;18(9):768-70. Effects of Ganoderma lucidum on apoptotic and anti-inflammatory in HT-29 human colonic carcinoma cells. Hing KJ, Dunn DM< Shen CL, Pence BC, Texas Tech University Lubbock TX