Friday, December 5, 2014

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WITH LOVE

I want to thank everyone for putting up with me in 2014 reading my blogs. I really appreciate it, and I hope to do better this year with more information on living a wellness life.  I also invite you to check out the herbal shop,  which is not completed yet,  but you can browse around at http://mdesignersinc.wix.com/shawherbalgarden2  to see where we are headed with the shop.  I also
started a meet up for us this year to actually have a conversation about the things that matter to us to live a better life, go to http://www.meetup.com/the-herbalist-health-care-and-beauty-club  so with much love,  I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe year.  Thanks again.

Monday, December 1, 2014

HERBS TO HELP COLORECTAL COLON CANCER ( Reishi Mushroom )

Reishi has been used in traditional Chinese medicine  for more than 4.000 years treating fatigue , asthma,  and to promote longevity.   The Chinese name lingzhil mean herb of spiritual  potency.   Cultivation began in 1980 of reishi, and a survey in Hong Kong found Gilucidum to be the most common  herbal  preparation taken by preoperative  surgical patients.  The resihi mushroom is high in polysaccharide content with at least 36 different compounds identified,  including beta-d-glucin. 
The triterpene constituents have also been analyzed.  Triterpene antioxidant , including ganoderic acids  A B C and D.  The ganoderol acid  A-B lucidenic acid have been found in reishi.   A peptidoglycan from reishi contained approximately 7% protein and 70% carbohydrate, certain enzymes such as mineral and calcium, magnesium, and potassium  has  been reported.  Coumadin's ergsterol and cerevisterol are also components  of reishi.  Clinical traits have  been conducted  with patients with advance cancer.  Ganopody in dose 5.4 g daily (equivalent to 81 g of the furling body for 12 weeks were used, it increase cellular immunity indices were reported 80% improved, and 65% quality of life was improved from another trail.  Reishi are used for cancer,  cardiovascular, diabetes, hepatitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.  Dosing recommended 5.4g daily.   This is just some of the information on resihi mushroom.   I discover so much information on this subject,  and I had to share some of it with you.  I am also a reishi user that have benefit from this mushroom.