For more than 2,000 years, Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) has played an important role in Chinese herbal medicine and religious rituals. First recorded in the Eastern Han Dynasty near the beginning of the 1st century BCE, Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) has been traditionally referred to as the “elixir of life” and was believed to be the key to immortality. The mushroom was used by Taoist priests in alchemy practices to make magical potions that would supposedly bring immortality. Known as the “mushroom of immortality,” Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) was used by Chinese emperors in an attempt to attain long life, good health, and vital energy, or qi. It was recorded in the oldest Chinese Materia Medica and has been used over the past few thousand years in natural remedies to enhance immunity, fight chronic inflammation, combat bacterial and viral infection, alleviate arthritis, treat asthma, insomnia, and gastric ulcers, and protect the liver. Ancient Chinese texts reveal that the mushroom was also used to enhance vital energy and to aid in maintaining memory. The mushroom has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to treat a number of ailments. Recent research on Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) has even included findings that suggest it may help improve sleep quality.

 

In order to replicate what Mother Nature does in the wild, we have carefully monitored the natural conditions of Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) so as to mimic them under a precisely controlled environment. This attention to detail includes analyzing the type of water used, the lighting and temperature conditions, and the complex mixture of micro-nutrients found in the environment. This unique combination of both physicochemical and biotic factors has allowed us to produce a superior product that has been proven to be even more potent than the mushrooms found in the wild. Among the micro-nutrients used, we pay special attention to the makeup of our cultivation medium, which is 100% water-soluble and can be completely assimilated by our mushroom cultures. In addition, our mushroom extracts are uniquely enriched with our signature Primordia Elements, a comprehensive mixture of organically-chelated elements. Our Reishi product can be used as a potent health supplement to boost physical strength, enhance body metabolism, and promote overall health.

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While our wall-broken spores are harvested from the wild, we culture our own Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) mycelia and fruiting bodies. Through rDNA sequence alignment, we have found that our cultured strain shares a 99.4% similarity with the rDNA sequence of the wild-type Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) species found in nature (data obtained from NCBI’s global genome database GenBank). The comparison confirms that our Reishi mushroom culture is the true natural wild-type species.

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Because of our detailed effort in cultivation, we can say confidently that our Reishi mushroom extracts and powders are not only highly enriched in both soluble and insoluble complex polysaccharides—deemed to be bioactive by experts—but they also carry a rich bed of trace elements that we believe are just as important as the organic moieties (our signature Primordia Elements). Our liquid Reishi mushroom extracts carry typically over 25 g/L of polysaccharides.