Reishi mushroomshas been found to be surprisingly effective in treating Muscular Dystrophy.It can help alleviate symptoms. In one study, patients were given 400 mg/day of water-soluble spores administered intra-muscularly. Many showed marked improvement in muscle strength, improved sleeping and eating patterns and weight gain within 1-2 weeks. Patients unable to lift their heads before treatment were able to do so after treatment, and their speech and walking ability improved. Indeed, in three cases the disease even ceased to progress (Fu & Wang).(Ed Oral administration is the preferred route for therapy! http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/
February 8, 2010
Muscular Dystrophy
Mushrooms beat cancer
New research has found that a mushroom popular in Chinese cooking can help beat cancer, a study by Scientists has revealed the maitake mushroom can shrink tumours by as much as 75 per cent.The mushroom is known as Hen of the Woods or Maitake, it can be found in the wild, but very rare,or can be cultivated on oak substrate. It is grown in the UK by Exoticmushrooms. The breakthrough could have major implications in the treatment of cancer. Experts found that the giant edible mushroom – which can grow up to eight inches across – can help combat bladder and prostate cancer.The fungi acts in a similar way to cancer drugs which block the body’s production of cancer-feeding hormone oestrogen. Another recent study revealed that mushrooms could be the key to huge weight loss, they contain very small amounts of fat, sugar or salt and are a valuable source of dietary fibre as well as the five important B vitamins. Maitake mushrooms can be purchased at http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/
Ganoderma helping the fight against cancer
Ganoderma or Reishi belongs to the Polyporaceae group of the Fungi family
Ganoderma works in the treatment of cancer because it helps cleanse the body from toxins and helps strengthen the immune system. It helps enhance liver detoxification, improving liver function and stimulating the regeneration of liver cells – which is an important supplement for those who have liver cancer.
The anti-cancer agents in Ganoderma are the polysaccharides and Germanium. The polyshaccharide fraction of Ganoderma is responsible for its anti-tumor efficacy. Indications for Ganoderma use in cancer include supplementation a) to reduce side-effects during chemotherapy or radiotherapy, b) to prolonging survival and minimize metastasis, c) to improve quality of life, and d) to prevent occurrence or recurrence. Many tests of Ganoderma have proved it benifits many people who suffer from cancer.
Ganoderma can be used as a supplement during chemotherapy or radiotherapy to reduce side-effects such as fatigue, loss of appetite, hair loss, bone marrow suppression and risk of infection. It can also reduce the toxic and side effects and mitigate the pains during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, in particular to cancer patients at terminal stages for prolonging their lives and improving their living quality. http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/
Cleaning up pollution with mushrooms
The amazing power of mushrooms.
Current plans call for cleaning up an area by digging up the contaminated soil, and then shipping it off to landfills or creating a landfill for it and burying it, with plastic liners to keep the waste out of the environment. New york times said that many residents of the city would like to try a different method: mushrooms. If you didn’t know any better, you might be tempted to write these folks off as a bunch of old hippies on a crazy mushroom trip. Many species of mushrooms are actually powerful bioremediators, natural organisms that help break down pollutants. They colonize contaminated soil, and then secrete enzymes that break down the offending chemicals into nontoxic components. The result is clean soil and lots of mushrooms.
The advantage of this process is that instead of simply encasing the pollutants in plastic and isolating them from the rest of the environment, it can actually remove the pollutants from the environment completely. The town turned to mushroom guru Paul Stamets, who pioneered the idea of mycoremediation, or bioremediation using mushrooms.
Mushrooms can also be used to filter agricultural run-off for contaminants such as the E coli bacterium. One species of mushroom can break down VX nerve gas, a toxin that takes hundreds of years to break down on its own! It is amazing how many tools nature has to keep the environment clean.
Mushrooms and cancer
There are a number of mushrooms that can help the body fight cancer and improve the immune system. Shiitake, maitake and reishi. These mushrooms contain polysaccharides, especially Lentinan, powerful compounds that help in building immunity. They are a source of Beta Glucan. They also have a protein called lectin, which attacks cancerous cells and prevents them from multiplying. They also contain Thioproline. These mushrooms stimulate the production of interferon in the body and have been found to strengthen the body’s immune system and block tumor development. Mushroom extract has been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, sparking an ongoing study into whether taking mushroom extract twice per month can prevent a recurrence of the disease. Researchers believe that P. linteus acts by blocking an enzyme known as AKT, which controls cell growth. Studies have suggested that the mushroom hampers the activity of skin, lung and prostate cancer cells. It reduces uncontrollable cell growth and blocks the development of blood vessels that keep tumors alive. http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/
Healing with Mushrooms
The most important advances in medicine have come from the true innovators outside of the conventional system. sometimes mean being smart enough to look back – back at 3000 years of ancient Chinese medicine. For nearly 3000 years Chinese medicine has used mushrooms to fight tumors and promote health.
But conventional doctors and researchers caution that people taking health into their own hands could interfere with drug company profits. Medicinal mushrooms are neither plant nor animal, they are a fungus with a wide variety of healing powers attributed to them by myth and now substantiated by scientific proof. Once the food of emperors in Japan and Pharoahs in Egypt, they are now accessible to ordinary people. The powers of mushrooms for medicinal purposes are finally being accepted in the western world. http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/
The healing power of mushrooms
I have been involved in mushroom cultivation for over 20 years. Until recently, the amazing health benefits of mushrooms has been unknown to the western world. In china and the far east they have been used for hundreds of years, to cure and prevent many medical problems. I have worked with these medicinal mushrooms to advise and treat the problems of many people with a great deal of success. I have a website http://exoticmushrooms.co.uk/ and invite anyone with a problem to email me with your symptoms and I will advise you on the best way to treat the problem.
