Reishi is considered the most important medicinal mushroom of them all. It contains unique phytochemicals (bioactive compounds) that help to reduce inflammation wherever it exists within the body’s tissues, reducing the burden on the immune system. Its anti-inflammatory benefits also help to protect against free radical damage (or oxidative stress), which is caused by inflammation.

The effects of oxidative stress on your body’s tissues include:

• Lipid peroxidation in cell membranes (leading to cell membrane damage and disease)

• Denaturation of immune proteins, which leads to loss of function (antibodies fail to recognise antigens)

• Mutations to DNA (a leading cancer risk)

Health benefits of reishi are due to its anti-inflammatory properties that help to reduce inflammation related to;

• Arthritis (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid)

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

• Asthma and allergies

• Atherosclerosis

• Neuroinflammation (linked to Alzheimer’s Disease and depression)

• Leaky Gut Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease