Reishi Mushroom: A Genuine Superstar

So in this piece we are going to talk about and find out about one of my favorite herbs of all time, and in fact likely the largest herb in the world. And why I say that, why I make that claim, is this herb is the most scientifically researched of any herb ever known, ever studied, etcetera. On top of that, it's one of the most respected, if not the most respected, herb of all of ancient China. And naturally that herb is reishi mushroom. Again, it is one of my favourite herbs and an herb that I've worked with a lot over the last eight or so years. It is one herb that I have gotten lots of really solid feedback about and I have heard just a large amount of great success stories.

When it comes to the immune system and lots of the other systems in the body, what makes reishi so dynamic and so amazing is it's whats thought to be twin directional. And they've basically figured out that reishi has 600-900 different chemicals. From that, they have accepted, at least scientifically, that reishi modulates about 300 or so different processes in the body. Which, that’s a lot…there’s a lot going on there, especially purely for the one herb. But particularly what makes it so amazing is that, in the frame of reference of the immunological system, it's not an immune stimulant like a lot of herbs, and it isn't an immune depressant like plenty of herbs and substances also.

What makes it unique and special is that it's an immune regulator, or an immune modulator. So when we have got a weakened immune condition, depressed immune condition, it can then bring that up and strengthen that part of our immune system. And if we have got a part of our immunological response which is inappropriate or if we have allergies or autoimmune things, it can kind of calm that down and assist in bringing that back to balance. And that is actually the overbearing thing, is reishi helps to just balance the immune reaction. And over the course of time make the immune system stronger, more effective, and more effective.

Herbs like Reishi Mushroom have a tendency to live in awfully stressful, really threatening environments, much like we do, and they have got an intelligence, they have got an immunological reaction very similar to ours, and they need to fight off lots of the same attackers, if not way more than we do.

You think, like reishi for example, grows on a rotting log in an exceedingly clammy forest. Now when you think damp and damp, sometimes what is evoked is fungus, bacteria, mosquitoes, bugs, and just not a hospitable environment. So for reishi to survive and to reproduce and to live, it has to fight off all of these things. Same thing with chaga and cordyceps. So these mushrooms have an intelligence because they themselves have to beat off lots of similar things we do to survive.

Brandon Gilbert is an Herbal teacher, and positive blogger who has dedicated his to continuing learning and education. You can learn more about reishi mushroom heading off to http://hyperionherbs.com .