Research Studies
Ganoderma has been used as folk medicine since ancient times and it is a popular health food frequently promoted as a cancer cure. It is now well established from in vitro and animal studies that the polyshaccharide fraction of Ganoderma is largely responsible for its anti-tumor efficacy. Although there is yet no controlled clinical trials in humans for Ganoderma against cancer to date, the indications for its supplemental use can be indirectly supported with clinical trial data from comparable
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The status of herbs has recently changed in the United States with the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). This law created a new category called Dietary Supplements which includes herbs. The act declares these substances are not food additives nor are they drugs. It allows manufactures to...
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In Malaysia, Ganoderma lucidum was initially cultivated in the 1980'5. More recently, hybrid cultures of G. lucidum were used for mass production which only required 40 to 45 days of incubation. The basidiocarps are sliced and brewed as a tonic or as Ganoderma tea. They may also be powdered...
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Reishi, the fruiting body of Mannentake, Ganoderma lucidum has been known in Japan, China, and other countries as a food and raw material for the development of drugs. recent studies have shown that that carcinostatic substance in Reishi is a polysaccharide, beta (1-3)- D - glucan. This polysaccharide seems to have promise as a new type of carcinostatic agent which might be useful in immunotherapy. Unlike chemicals used in chemotherapy, it has few toxic side effects because its
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