Lingzhi body, not just spores, also ups immunity
CM NEWS - Numerous lingzhi »">lingzhi (靈芝, Ganoderma lucidum) products on the market advertise their immunostimulatory efficacy by how “cracked” the lingzhi spores are. But are cracked spores really that superior over the rest of the mushroom? Read more
Lingzhi slows progress of Alzheimer’s
CM NEWS - The legendary lingzhi mushroom has been shown to have another potential therapeutic function: to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more
Lingzhi spores products’ breakage rate questioned
CM NEWS, Hong Kong Consumer Council release - Are products of lingzhi spores（靈芝孢子）as good as their manufacturers’ claim? One claim seemingly universal among the manufacturers is the assertion over the breakage rate of the spores - that each and every spore and its wall are fully broken or cracked open purportedly to maximize the efficacy of the product. Read more
Lingzhi can fight prostate cancer
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Lingzhi, ancient TCM powder numb arthitis pain
CM NEWS - A famous TCM arthritis drug and expensive mushroom lingzhi have analgesic effects for rheumatoid arthritis, but the long-claimed anti-inflammatory and immunity boosting functions are yet to be substantiated, a new study says. Read more
Green tea, lingzhi mushroom limit invasiveness of breast cancer
lingzhi/" class="kblinker" title="More about lingzhi »">lingzhi, ganoderma lucidum, breast cancer" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="200" height="159" align="left" />CM NEWS - The complex interaction of anti-canerous substances in mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi, 靈芝 in Chinese, or reishi in Japanese, picture) and green tea has been shown to suppress progression and invasiveness of metastatic breast cancers, according to a study done at the Cancer Research Laboratory, Methodist Research Institute, Indianapolis. Read more
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