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Reishi Green Tea With Ganoderma Benefits
2. Reduces Stress
Green tea’s energizing effects combined with the soothing qualities of reishi mushrooms create an effective beverage to reduce stress. Reishi’s adaptogenic properties help balance both body and mind while L-theanine in green tea promotes relaxation without inducing sleep. Both ingredients also contain antioxidants to protect cells from damage while improving health overall, potentially helping prevent diseases like cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Ganoderma Lucidum is an ancient medicinal mushroom used for millennia in Chinese herbal medicine. Commonly referred to by its Chinese names of Lingzhi or Reishi, Ganoderma has demonstrated many biological activities including immunopotentiating, antitumor and neuroprotective properties as well as cytotoxic, antihepatotoxic and mushroom poison detoxification properties.
Ganoderma spores stand apart from other mushrooms by being protected by a hard shell, which must often be crushed when making capsules, powders or liquid extracts containing G. lucidum. ORGANO utilizes a proprietary process to carefully crack this shell while simultaneously unleashing Ganoderma’s potency for maximum benefits.
Reishi contains polysaccharides, sterols, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals – including B-complex vitamins C E niacin. Reishi is also rich in glucosamine and mannitol to support liver health while antioxidants contribute to maintaining cardiovascular system health as well as lower cholesterol. Reishi contains germanium, an element known for its antimutagenic, antitumor and immune-stimulating activities. Triterpenes extracted from Reishi also possess cancer preventative and tumoricidal properties. G. lucidum fruiting bodies contain an active protein known as Lucidenic acid F that exhibits antiapoptotic properties, while polysaccharides in Reishi have various beneficial effects on human bodies including increasing immunity, enhancing mental alertness and acting as a natural stress reliever – helping relax muscle tension.
3. Aids in Weight Loss
Reishi mushroom and green tea contain antioxidants which can aid metabolism, aiding weight loss. L-theanine helps reduce stress and promote relaxation. Furthermore, both are rich sources of B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, potassium, zinc, copper manganese chromium sulfur phosphorus magnesium iron calcium omega 3 fatty acids.
Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi Mushroom) has long been used as an immunity-stimulating herb due to its many health benefits. This multipurpose mushroom boasts an array of bioactive compounds including polysaccharides, ganoderic acids, triterpenoids, fatty acid esters essential oils water-soluble proteins as well as polyphenols including glucosamine mannitol polysaccharide alcohol ergosterol coumarin and germanium [1].
Triterpenes present in this mushroom exhibit antitumor, hepatoprotective, cholestetic and immunopotentiating properties. Additionally, its glycerol and polysaccharides contain compounds with antimutagenic and antibacterial activities [2]. Lastly, this mushroom possesses powerful liver protection properties to counter oxidative stress as well as radiation damage to the hepatobiliary tract.
Reishi tea has been proven to strengthen immunity by stimulating healthy cell growth and modulating NK cell activity. Reishi may help protect against cancers, heart disease and high cholesterol levels while helping reduce anxiety levels and improving energy, mental clarity and mood – making it a wonderful beverage to start the day or refuel after an exhausting afternoon!