What is Reishi Mushroom? What are the features?
Where Do Reishi Mushrooms Grow?
How is Reishi Mushroom Produced?
What Are the Benefits of Reishi Mushrooms?
What Does Reishi Mushroom Capsule Do? What are the Benefits?
What are Reishi Mushroom Harms?
Does Reishi Mushroom Weaken?
What is Reishi Mushroom? What are the features? The underside of the Reishi mushroom, which does not have a prominent stem, is soft, without chambers, and has a flat and bright red colored cap, begins to turn brown with age. It spreads its sour-tasting fungus spores through very fine pores.
It contains water-soluble polysaccharides, steroid hormone-like ganoderic acid (triterpenes), amino group acids coumarin, lactone, mannitol, unsaturated fatty acids, alkaloids, protein, vitamins and minerals.
Reishi, a very durable and woody cork, has a large structure and resembles a bottle cork. Due to its woody structure, the mushroom, dry or wet, is inedible and consists of 75% water. Since it is inedible, it is consumed by extracting the essence of the mushroom or making a tea. The mushroom, which can also be consumed as reishi mushroom coffee, stands out with its sharp aroma.
Where Do Reishi Mushrooms Grow? Reishi mushroom, which grows on living trees or rotting tree stumps in very humid wild forest areas with very little light, is a rare type of mushroom that loves temperate climates.
The fungus that develops on tree roots or trunks takes a long time to grow. If it comes into contact with any chemical substance, gas molecule or liquid during its development, the cell structure of the fungus is disrupted and the formation of its most important component, triterpenes, is prevented. The absence of this substance causes the healing effects of Reishi mushroom to disappear and it is no different from other cultivated mushrooms.
How is Reishi Mushroom Produced? Reishi mushroom, a type of mushroom suitable for growing at home, is resistant to contamination and spreads very quickly. Reishi mushroom is a type of mushroom that does not have very special and demanding requirements to grow and its development is fun to watch as it grows in different ways.
The fungus, which is well fertilized in wheat, oats, barley and rye, can be inoculated with dry tree roots if it is desired to be grown outside. Wide bags suitable for domestic production of Reishi mushrooms are used. The horn of the mushroom that is starting to develop should form in the bag. When the horn reaches the desired dimensions, the top of the bag is pierced. Fresh air flow should be provided to the environment where the fungus is grown in order to make it grow faster.
Reishi mushroom is not a product with seeds . It reproduces by means of its spores. Reishi mushroom contains a large number of spores. The fruit part of the mushroom can be harvested before dropping its spores. Due to its hard structure, sometimes it may be necessary to use a saw.
In order to preserve the collected mushrooms for a longer time, they should be passed through dehumidifiers or dried in a shade and moisture-free environment. With the increasing interest in Reishi mushroom in recent years, an increase is observed in the establishment of Reishi mushroom production facilities in Turkey.
The woody mushroom, which has a very sharp taste and aroma, cannot be cooked. It can be dried and powdered and added to meals, or it can be consumed by making tea in fresh or dry form.
What Are the Benefits of Reishi Mushrooms?
Reishi mushroom, which has a calming effect, calms the nerves. It increases appetite and regulates sleep. In addition to its memory-enhancing effect, it provides vitality and vitality with its energy-boosting feature.
Reishi mushroom is good for psoriasis, also Reishi mushroom is recommended for eczema patients because of its benefits.
Thanks to its antioxidant components, it strengthens the immune system and makes the body more resistant to diseases. Reishi mushroom protects the body against immune system diseases where the immune system is suppressed, such as lung cancer, and prevents the spread of the disease. Reishi mushroom is very effective on cancer tumor.
Reishi mushroom, which has a blood pressure lowering effect, balances blood pressure when used regularly in patients with high blood pressure.
Mushroom, which prevents fatigue and weakness, also regulates the respiratory system and stands out with its benefits in cases such as cold and cough.
Reishi mushroom is also used to prevent kidney failure disease or to prevent the progression of the existing disease.
Reishi mushroom, which accelerates blood flow, has sexual power-enhancing properties.
What Does Reishi Mushroom Capsule Do? What are the Benefits?
Due to the protein called lingzhi-8 in its content, positive effects of Reishi mushroom capsule have been observed against a possible organ rejection in organ transplant patients.
Reishi mushroom capsule, which has the effect of lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol when consumed regularly, regulates total cholesterol.
So, what is Reishi mushroom good for? In the researches, it was observed that the capsules added to the treatment of patients with hepatitis support healing.
Due to its calming effect on the nerves, it supports the treatment of anxiety, depression and substance abuse.
Reishi mushroom has an inhibitory effect on brain tumor development.
Reishi mushroom is effective in the treatment of rheumatism and arthritis, helps to remove toxins from the body.
It is protective against cardiovascular diseases and reduces the risk of catching infectious diseases. It prevents blood clotting.
Reishi mushroom helps regulate blood sugar in diabetics.
What are Reishi Mushroom Harms? Reishi mushroom is an interesting mushroom species with its side effects as well as its benefits . Reishi mushroom, which has no permanent harm, causes side effects such as hair loss, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, insomnia and loss of appetite in some people.
It is not recommended for people who use blood thinners and coagulants and are preparing for a surgical operation. May cause hypersensitivity in people with an allergic body. In this case, it causes a red and itchy skin rash.
Reishi mushroom, which can cause excessive dryness in the mouth and throat area, has been observed to cause excessive low blood pressure when consumed with drugs used for diabetes .
Continuous use of Reishi mushroom, which is recommended for high blood pressure patients, can cause stomach bleeding. In addition, consumption of Reishi mushroom is not recommended for pregnant and lactating women. Reishi mushroom soap is not recommended for those who are extremely sensitive and allergic.
Since reishi mushroom is a product with side effects, those with chronic diseases should definitely consult a doctor before consuming it.
Does Reishi Mushroom Weaken? Reishi mushroom has no direct effect on weight loss. However, the antioxidant content of the mushroom helps to remove excess water accumulated in the body. Edema excreted from the body causes weight loss. It also accelerates metabolism by removing toxic substances from the body.
Toxins are mostly stored around fat cells in the body. Removal of toxins from the body facilitates access to fat cells and accelerates fat burning. Reishi mushroom, which supports the body’s immune system, prevents the body from weakening during the diet.
Reishi mushroom was also handled by İbrahim Saracoğlu . Saraçoğlu says that the mushroom helps to lose weight due to its antioxidant effect.
