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High Blood Pressure: A significant problem with Herbs being a significant answer
by Terry Willard Cl.H, Ph.D
(09/01/1999), Canada - High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is responsible for a considerable number of health problems leading to death. Hypertension affects 20% of adult white males and more than 30% of males with a black African heritage. Mainstream medicine classifies over 92% of hypertension as essential hypertension, or in other words, high blood pressure of unknown origin.
It is interesting to note that essential hypertension is virtually unknown in developing countries, with no rise in blood pressure due to advancing age. This would lead one to believe that more than 90% of blood pressure problems can be directly related to Western life style and diet.(1,2)
It is interesting to note that essential hypertension is virtually unknown in developing countries, with no rise in blood pressure due to advancing age. This would lead one to believe that more than 90% of blood pressure problems can be directly related to Western life style and diet.(1,2)
On the other side of the fence; what is mainstream medicine doing to solve the problem? Even though it has been shown that diet alone is as effective as prescription drug therapy in more than 50% of the cases, long term drug therapy is the most commonly used approach.
Unfortunately, long term use of several of these prescription drugs for lowering blood pressure may actually increase the risk of having a heart attack!
The most common group of drugs prescribed are beta blockers, such as Inderal (proranolol). They lower blood pressure by decreasing heart rate and cardiac output. The known side effects include congestive heart failure, light headedness, depression, fatigue and sexual impotence. They also increase blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, explaining why patients on beta blockers have a higher incidence of heart attacks than high-risk patients not on any medications.(3)
Unfortunately, long term use of several of these prescription drugs for lowering blood pressure may actually increase the risk of having a heart attack!
The most common group of drugs prescribed are beta blockers, such as Inderal (proranolol). They lower blood pressure by decreasing heart rate and cardiac output. The known side effects include congestive heart failure, light headedness, depression, fatigue and sexual impotence. They also increase blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, explaining why patients on beta blockers have a higher incidence of heart attacks than high-risk patients not on any medications.(3)
Diuretic prescription drugs are another large category of mainstream treatment. They also have been shown to increase the risk of having a heart attack. Such diuretic drugs have been shown to promote the excretion of several minerals, including calcium and magnesium. These two minerals have been shown to be effective in lowering elevated blood pressure and to aid in preventing heart attack.(4)
It is interesting to note that most authorities support non-drug treatment in mild to moderate hypertension (diastolic 95 mmHg). In fact, the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, is now recommending not to put most hypertensive patients on prescription drugs.(3)
The most significant factor in controlling high blood pressure is lifestyle. The lifestyle factors contributing to blood pressure levels the most are: smoking, stress levels and alcohol consumption. The most important dietary factors are: achieving a normal body weight; eating a high-fiber, low-fat, low-sodium and high-potassium diet. Other factors that appear to contribute negatively are: heavy consumption of caffeine, exposure to heavy metals (e.g., lead and cadmium), and excessive sugar consumption.(5)
The vitamin/mineral supplementations that we suggest are: Calcium (1.5 g daily), Magnesium (750 mg daily), Zinc (15 -30 mg daily), Ester C (1 - 2 g daily). The mainstay of the hypertension therapy we use is herbal, with the prominent botanicals being: Reishi, Garlic, Cayenne, Ginger, Hawthorn and Ginkgo.
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is the most prominent herb I use in cases of hypertension. Reishi will not only lower blood pressure, it will strengthen the heart and lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides.
There have been several studies, dating back to the early 70`s with continuous research up to present time. Reishi has been shown to reduce blood pressure after only 10 days of consumption. In mild cases the normalization of blood pressure is between 25 and 120 days. One study with 53 patients with an average blood pressure of 165.5 (systolic) over 106.4 (diastolic) had 136.6/92.8 after 6 months, well within the WHO guide lines for healthy blood pressure.(6,7)
Reishi has the added benefit of lowering both cholesterol and triglycerides, along with improving the HDL (good cholesterol) to LDL (bad cholesterol) ratio of cholesterol.
Even though the chemistry is quite complex, it appears that Reishi`s triterpene constituents are by far the most important ingredients for hypertension and cholesterol. Eight out of the more than 100 triterpenes have been shown to have anti-hypertension function. It appears these triterpenes work by inhibiting an enzyme known as ‘angiotensin converting enzyme` (ACE).(8) I normally give Reishi in a formula with ginger for blood pressure problems, suggesting 180 mg of guaranteed potency (GP 14% triterpenes, 15:1 extract), two to three times daily depending on the severity of the case.
There have been several studies, dating back to the early 70`s with continuous research up to present time. Reishi has been shown to reduce blood pressure after only 10 days of consumption. In mild cases the normalization of blood pressure is between 25 and 120 days. One study with 53 patients with an average blood pressure of 165.5 (systolic) over 106.4 (diastolic) had 136.6/92.8 after 6 months, well within the WHO guide lines for healthy blood pressure.(6,7)
Reishi has the added benefit of lowering both cholesterol and triglycerides, along with improving the HDL (good cholesterol) to LDL (bad cholesterol) ratio of cholesterol.
Even though the chemistry is quite complex, it appears that Reishi`s triterpene constituents are by far the most important ingredients for hypertension and cholesterol. Eight out of the more than 100 triterpenes have been shown to have anti-hypertension function. It appears these triterpenes work by inhibiting an enzyme known as ‘angiotensin converting enzyme` (ACE).(8) I normally give Reishi in a formula with ginger for blood pressure problems, suggesting 180 mg of guaranteed potency (GP 14% triterpenes, 15:1 extract), two to three times daily depending on the severity of the case.
Garlic (Allium sativum) and Onions (Allium cepa) have both proven to be very effective in reducing blood pressure and blood lipids. In humans, Garlic can reduce systolic pressure by 20 - 30 points and diastolic by 10 - 20 points.(9,10) Some studies have had amazing results in as short as 24 hours, but most results I see in the clinic range from 30 - 90 days for significant improvement. Part of the effects are obviously due to the blood lipid reducing factor, but other mechanisms are also in play. I usually give about 1,000 mg of Garlic, twice daily.
Cayenne ( Capsicum sp.) is one of the best known folk remedies for high blood pressure. As a herbal stimulant, it will strengthen the heart, regulate blood pressure, lower blood lipids, reduce peripheral resistance in the capillary beds and dilate blood vessel diameter.(11,12) , I normally suggest a patient take between 300 - 600 mg of guaranteed potency Cayenne (GP 90,000 heat units), twice daily, during meals.
Ginger (Zingiber sp.) is another folk remedy for high blood pressure that aids in reducing blood lipids and platelet aggregation. Ginger has also been shown to reduce peripheral resistance in the capillary beds as well as increase capillary permeability.(13) I often have the Ginger mixed with the Reishi and Cayenne, giving 100 - 400 mg, twice daily. A Ginger tea (boil 5 - 10 slices of fresh ginger root, for 2 - 5 min, in 2 - 4 cups of water) is also a pleasant way to take it.
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) berries and flowers have been widely used as a folk remedy for both the heart and blood circulation. Clinically, they have been shown to be effective in reducing blood pressure, angina attacks, blood lipids and as a cardiac tonic. It is presently used widely in both Europe and Asia against hypertension. Hawthorn has been shown to improve the blood supply to the heart by dilating coronary vessels and to improve metabolic processes in the heart, thus increasing force of contraction, while eliminating some types of rhythm disturbance. Hawthorn also inhibits ACE, as does Reishi.(14,15) The active ingredients seem to be groups of flavonoids such as proanthocyanidins. I usually use 300 - 450 mg of guaranteed potency Hawthorn berries (GP 1.8% Vitexin), two - three times daily. By itself, it takes two - four weeks to notice its effect. I usually combine it with several of the above ingredients.
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) has an effect on the entire circulatory system relaxing the vessels by stimulating endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF)and prostacyclin. It also strengthens micro-circulation in the capillary beds and thereby increases local oxygen levels. Ginkgo has a significant effect on reducing platelet aggregation.(16) I normally suggest between 100 - 200 mg of guaranteed potency Ginkgo extract (GP 24% flavoglycosides), twice daily.
Summary - The typical protocol I use for a person who comes in with high blood pressure includes making the above lifestyle changes, along with the following supplementation: Calcium (1.5 g daily), Magnesium (750 mg daily), Zinc (15 -30 mg daily), Ester C (1 - 2 g daily), Reishi (180 mg - 2 times daily), Garlic (1000 mg - 2 times daily), Cayenne (300 - 600 mg, twice daily), Ginger (100 - 400 mg, twice daily), Hawthorn (300 - 450 mg, twice daily) and Ginkgo (100 - 200 mg, twice daily).
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3. Murray M.; The Healing Power of Herbs; Prima Pub, Rocklin CA, p. 105-06, 1992.
4. McCarron D., Morris C., Cole C.; Dietary calcium in human hypertension. Science 217:267-9; 1982
5.Beattie A., Campbell B., Goldberge A. et al; Blood lead and hypertension; Lancet 2:1-3, 1976.
6. Katsuo Kanmatsue, Nagao K., et al; Studies on Ganoderma lucidum. I. Efficacy against Hypertension and Side Effects; Yakugako Zasshi 1985 105(10): 942-947.
7. Yearul K., Shuichi K. et al; Dietary Effect of Ganoderma lucidum Mushroom on Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats; Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 1988; 34(4): 433-438.
8. Aiko M, Katsuaki K, et al; Angiotensin Converting Enzyme-inhibitory Triterpenes from Ganoderma lucidum; Chem and Pharm Bulletin 1986, 37(2): 531-533
9. Petkov V; Plants with hypotensive, antiatheromatous and coronary dilating action; A J Chinese Med 7:197-236, 1979
10. Foushee D., Ruffin J., et al; Garlic as a natural agent for the treatment of hypertension; Cytobios 34:145-53, 1982
11. Negulesco J.A., Younge R.M.; Capsaisin lowers plasma cholesterol and triglyceride of lagomorphs; Artery 12:5 301-311 1985
12. Kawasaki H., Saito A., et al,/i>; Circ Res, 67 733-743; 1990
13. Gujarak S., Bhumra, et al; Effect of ginger (Zingiber officiale) oleoresin on serum and hepatic Cholesterol levels in cholesterol-fed rats; Nut. Rep. Int 17:183-189, 1978
14. Wagner H., Grevel J.; Cardiotonic drugs IV, cardiotonic amines from Crataegus oxyacantha; Planta Medica 45:98-101, 1982
15.Gabor M.; Pharmacologic effects of flavonoids an blood vessels. Angiologica 9:355-74, 1972
16. Auget M, Delaflotte S,et al; The Pharmacological bases for the vascula impact of Ginkgo biloba extract; In Rokan (Ginko biloba) - Recent Results in Pharmacology and Clinic; Springer-Verlag; New York, NY, p. 169-79, 1988
Red Reishi: King of Adaptogens
Global Medicine Hunter® News Release
Dr. Meg Jordan, PhD, RN
Dr. Meg Jordan, PhD, RN
GLOBAL HEALTH MEDIA
(San Francisco --) One of nature’s great mysteries is the adaptogenic quality of certain plants. Key word – adapt. Imagine a plant that is able to provide you with the right healing nudge, in the right amount, at the right time, in the right direction. Science has not been able to duplicate this confounding yet therapeutic action in any pharmaceutical agent.
Only one in 300 herbs is an adaptogen. Rhodiola rosea, Eleuthero (once known as Siberian ginseng) and Astragalus are high potency adaptogenic herbs that are known in Traditional Chinese Medicine for giving you what you need: enhancing energy you if you’re stagnant, calming you if you’re irritable and wired.
An adaptogenic botanical for blood pressure will help reduce it for those with high blood pressure, and yet, taken by someone else with low blood pressure, the plant offers a gentle boost. An adaptogen for cholesterol will help boost the good (HDL) without raising the bad (LDL) cholesterol.
Red Reishi is notably Nature’s crowning achievement in adaptogen science. Reishi’s balancing qualities offer support for both the body’s immune and nervous systems. Herbalists use Reishi to support allergies, bronchitis, viral infections and hypertension, Its adaptogenic effect also extends to detoxification, mood and appetite, vigor, and mental alertness.
ADAPTOGEN FOR DETOXIFICATION
But no organ enjoys Reishi’s attention more than the liver! With its 300-plus biochemical processes and functions, the liver has the most to gain from regular intake of nature’s strongest adaptogen. This proves to be the case in preliminary studies showing Reishi extract as an effective aid in hepatitis B, helping to reduce elevated liver enzymes. (Stengler, 2005)
Reishi is often used by Chinese medicine practitioners for detoxification, which is a primary function of the liver that occurs in two stages. Today's environmental toxins, overabundance of petrochemicals, additives, pesticides, herbicides and xenoestrogens have our poor livers waving white flags! They are working overtime and barely able to perform the metabolic functions the body insists upon for healthy weight management and thousands of other functions. For the average person, consistent support of the liver’s filtering action is crucial for overall health and longevity.
ADAPTOGEN FOR STRESS REDUCTION
Besides detoxification, stress reduction is a key aspect to Reishi’s adaptogenic qualities. No one escapes the stress of today’s busy world. Noise pollution, overwork, traffic, expenses and more add up to powerful and what’s worse – continuous—levels of stress.
As people search for effective de-stressing strategies such as meditation, moderate exercise, and a natural, whole foods diet, they still need a natural remedy to help the body ratchet down its chronic, and life-threatening stress level.
Red Reishi is the superior choice. The one-of-a-kind class of polypeptides acts as precursors to neurotransmitters and endorphins, and adjusts the effects of these chemicals through actions known as mediation, downregulation and upregulation—again, in whatever direction is needed, the perfect adaptogenic response.
ADAPTOGENIC TRAINING EFFECT
The effect of ingesting Reishi on a daily basis is akin to training the cardiovascular system through aerobic exercise, or training the musculoskeletal system through lifting weights. Reishi actually trains the body’s immune system and nervous system to perform better. Natural medicine experts are beginning to suspect that the body’s immune system requires such training, that we’re born with an immature system that requires “cooking” through childhood fevers and early slaying of infections such as chickenpox and stomach flu.
That “cooking” action of a fever helps immune modulators and killer cells do their job later in life, as long-term studies have shown that children who don’t live in pristine environments have a higher success rate vanquishing certain cancers. Their immune systems took on early struggles with dirt, poverty, filth, bugs and grew robust as a result.
If you were given every imaginable type of immunizations and live in germicidal-scrubbed homes, I’m not suggesting a daily ingestion of dirt, but I do know that Reishi can provide that training ground for your immune system at any age. Reishi can be taken daily without adverse effect to adjust the body’s orchestration of powerful stress hormones such as coritsol and norepinephrine, enzymes, neurotransmitters, catecholamines, prostaglandins and a wide range of other compounds.
The end result is less wear and tear on the body’s cellular lining, organs, and tissues, and greater support of the body’s immune and nervous systems. Your resistance to infections, colds and flu, virus, bacteria, fungus and exotoxic substances is vastly increased. And your energy efficiency, concentration, mood, sleep, and general sense of well-being are significantly enhanced.
Reishi’s adaptogenic qualities include:
- supports nerve function
- scavenges free radicals
- tones and improves immune system function
- helps detoxify and protect the liver
- reduces inflammation
- quells allergies
- supports nerve function
- scavenges free radicals
- tones and improves immune system function
- helps detoxify and protect the liver
- reduces inflammation
- quells allergies
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Dr. Meg Jordan, PhD, RN, is a medical anthropologist and behavioral medicine specialist. She teaches at San Francisco State University. mail@megjordan.com
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Immune Power For Kids
Asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic otitis media and sinusitis are increasing at frightening rates among children in the United States. There are several measures that parents can take to effectively reverse this trend. These measures are supported by scientific research and have been very effective in my own clinical practice.
The first step is a nutritious diet, which decreases consumption of foods made with added fat and sugar. The National Cancer Institute reports that only one per cent of U.S. children consume a well-balanced diet and only about a third meet the government's food-pyramid targets for fruits, vegetables, grains, meat and dairy. Most surveys over-estimate vegetable intake because they classify french fries and potato chips as vegetables, accounting for about a fourth of alleged vegetable consumption among children. Previous studies from the U.S., Britain and Australia have shown that the eating of fish and tomatoes and the intake of minerals like magnesium and selenium are inversely related to the risk of developing asthma.
Archived columns by Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N.
The first step is a nutritious diet, which decreases consumption of foods made with added fat and sugar. The National Cancer Institute reports that only one per cent of U.S. children consume a well-balanced diet and only about a third meet the government's food-pyramid targets for fruits, vegetables, grains, meat and dairy. Most surveys over-estimate vegetable intake because they classify french fries and potato chips as vegetables, accounting for about a fourth of alleged vegetable consumption among children. Previous studies from the U.S., Britain and Australia have shown that the eating of fish and tomatoes and the intake of minerals like magnesium and selenium are inversely related to the risk of developing asthma.
Detailed guidelines for feeding children in every age group, along with recipes, are supplied in my first book, Superimmunity for Kids. Recommendations for nutritional supplementation are listed below.
The second step is provision of a hygienic home environment. The three most important areas to control are smoke, dust and humidity. Children exposed to cigarette smoke at home have a higher frequency of asthma, respiratory infection and otitis. House dust can contains surprisingly high levels of lead and toxic waste, tracked in and concentrated from roadside soil, accumulating for years despite routine vacuum cleaning, sometimes exceeding concentrations found at superfund sites. House dust is especially hazardous to toddlers crawling on carpets, because carpet pile is a repository for dust. Excess moisture in the home (a relative humidity of fifty-five per cent or more) encourages the growth of dust mites and of mold. Mites secrete an enzyme which damages the lining of the respiratory tract; children with a high mite exposure are at increased risk for developing asthma. Children who live in homes with visible mildew or moisture are at increased risk for developing repiratory illness and for missing days from school. I describe nine simple steps for parents to take to ensure an environmentally safe home in previous issues of this column.
The third area is regularity of rest and exercise. Exercise of moderate intensity, such as brisk walking or cycling, thirty minutes a day, improves immune function and mood and prevents migraine headache. Most older children, high school students especially, are sleep-de-prived. Sleep deprivation or interrruption reduces natural killer cell activity. Parents should help their children plan schedules that permit eight to ten hours of sleep a night. Daytime relaxation also has important health benefits. A period of quiet, focused relaxation each day relieves anxiety, improves nighttime sleep, and stimulates immune function of stressed individuals.
Nutritional supplements and herbs can make a substantial contribution to childhood health. Omega-three essential fatty acids, found in fish oils and flax oil, are essential for normal immune regulation and brain function. The past century has witnessed a dramatic decline in omega-three consumption, due to changes in food processing, food choices and animal husbandry practices. Cod liver oil, which can be a rich source of omega-three's, has long been used as a food supplement for children. A recent double-blind placebo-controlled study found that capsules of flax oil, two grams per day, decreased frequency, severity and duration of illness and days missed from school among children suffering from recurrent respiratory infection. I frequently recommend flax oil as a preventive supplement for children and adolescents at a dose to two to six grams per day.
Vitamin E levels in the blood of U.S. chil-dren are mark--edly low-er than those of Japa-nese, German, Austrian or Canadian children, sugge-sting that children in the U.S. may as a group suffer from a mild deficien-cy. Healthy chil-dren with lower vitamin E lev-els have impaired immunity on laboratory tes-ting. The immune defects associated with a relative vitamin E deficiency in "healthy" children are the same deficits associ-ated with in-creased mortali-ty in the elderly.
Children with recurrent respiratory infections have lower blood levels of zinc, iron and vitamin A than do children without recurrent infection. Adequate intakes of zinc and iron can be difficult to obtain from food, even when the diet is better than average. For young children I recommend a preventive daily supplement supplying ten milligrams each of zinc and of iron and twenty-five hundred units of vitamin A; adolescents need twice the dose. Because zinc and iron interfere with each other's absorption and because iron causes oxidation of vitamin E, children who are not doing well with a multivitamin/mineral pill should take separate doses of zinc, iron and vitamin E at different times of the day. Zinc is best absorbed on an empty stomach, but may cause nausea. The second best time for giving zinc is with a high protein meal. Iron is best absorbed with a high protein meal and when given with vitamin C. Vitamin E is best absorbed with food; the optimal immune-boosting dose is a hundred milligrams per day for small children and two hundred milligrams a day for adolescents.
Adolescents and children may sometimes develop repeated infections despite a hugienic environ-ment, a regular schedule of rest and exercise, and a diet of high nutri-ent density, appropriately tailored to one's consti-tutional needs, supplemented with EFAs and antioxidants. There are many addi-tional measures which may be taken to stimulate resis-tance. I recommend these frequently to patients in my medical practice and have been impressed with their safety and efficacy for children and adolescents:
(1) Vitamin C, five hundred milligrams per day, increases the activity of white blood cells.
(3) Granular lecithin, one tablespoon a day, has also been shown to improved the activity of white blood cells.
(4) The amino acid dimethylglycine (DMG) has been shown to boost antibody responses to immunization in healthy human volunteers. The dose used was one hundred and twenty milligrams per day.
(5) Immune stimulating herbs may help children overcome acute viral infection. The safest and best-studied are:
Echinacea species, which grow wild across the American mid-west from Wisconsin to Texas. All parts of the Echinacea plant have been used for centu-ries by Native Americans to treat wounds and snake bite. Recent studies on its effects reveal marked stimu-lation of many immune functions, including increased activity of phagocytes. Echinacea is very safe.
The two main species, Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea, are primarily recommended for acute treat-ment (ten to fourteen days) of colds or the flu. The dose needed is at least 900 mg per day, and I prefer Echi-nacea purpurea root to other preparations. Some people with chronic or recurrent infec-tions benefit from taking Echinacea for prolonged periods, especially, during the winter. It may be taken continuously for eight weeks at a time and should be stopped for a week or two between each eight-week period.
In the treatment of acute respiratory infection, the activi-ty of Echinacea is often enhanced by Chinese herbal mixtures traditionally used for treating fever. My favorite is called Isatis Formula. It is commercially available as an alcohol extraction of the leaves and roots of six plants. The dose is one to three drop-persful three times a day. During heavy flu seasons, over three quarters of my patients taking the Echinacea and Isatis combina-tions have made statements like, "Everyone around me was sick for weeks, taking antibiotics. I usually get sick for three weeks with the flu, but I was better within a few days after starting these herbs."
Astragalus root is a component of many traditional Chinese herbal formulas, generally considered to be a strong tonic and reistance-builder. Contemporary studies reveal that Astragalus can increase natural killer cell activity. I often recommend Astragalus for maintenance therapy of people with chronic or recurrent infectious diseases of any type, because of its high margin of safety.
(6) Mushrooms. Fungal extracts are widely employed in traditional Chinese medicine. Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) and Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) contain polysaccharides that increase natural killer cell activity and inhibit tumor growth in animals and in humans. Like Astragalus, Shiitake and Reishi are used in contem-porary Chinese medicine as Fu Zheng remedies, which means they "support the normal", stimu-lating health, rather than being used as medication to treat sickness. A dose which stimulates immune responses is 900 mg per day of each. For people with severe allergies, it is advisable to use Reishi alone, as Reishi may inhibit allergic reactivity and Shiitake may increase it.
Archived columns by Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N.
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Leo Galland, M.D. has received international recognition as a leader in the field of Nutritional Medicine for the past 20 years. A board-certified internist, Dr. Galland is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Nutrition, an Honorary Professor of the International College of Nutrition, and the author of more than 30 scientific articles and textbook chapters 2nd Edition (Elsevier 2005). He has also written two highly acclaimed popular books, Superimmunity for Kids (Dell 1989) and Power Healing (Random House 1997), and has created Drug-Nutrient Workshop.
Leo Galland, M.D. has received international recognition as a leader in the field of Nutritional Medicine for the past 20 years. A board-certified internist, Dr. Galland is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Nutrition, an Honorary Professor of the International College of Nutrition, and the author of more than 30 scientific articles and textbook chapters 2nd Edition (Elsevier 2005). He has also written two highly acclaimed popular books, Superimmunity for Kids (Dell 1989) and Power Healing (Random House 1997), and has created Drug-Nutrient Workshop.
Ganoderma in treating Liver Disorders
Liver is one of your largest body organs. It helps in body digestion, detoxification and nutrients storing. In another word, liver is a complex chemical factory in your body.
However due to continuous abuse, your liver may gradually get damaged. So how do you abuse your liver? Here are some common factors leading to liver problem:
* Alcohol and smoking
* Taking too much fried, grilled and spicy food
* Eating too much food with unhealthy fats and cholesterol
* Prolonged intoxication of chemicals, heavy metals, etc.
* Always sleep late at night (after 12am)
* Often get angry or suppress anger
Liver diseases
After all these abuses for a prolonged time, you risk getting liver diseases such as:
* Fatty liver
* Liver infection such as Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
* Liver hardening (cirrhosis)
* and finally liver cancer
Liver disease may start with infection such as Hepatitis virus. At this moment, the virus infects and stays in your liver all the time. But if you maintain a strong immune system, the liver virus does not pose any real danger. Both the virus and you can live happily ever after.
However if you constantly have low immunity, your existing virus will attack and cause serious damage in your body. Your liver infection may further develop into liver hardening when some liver cells die out.
Eventually, liver hardening will develop into liver cancer.
Liver disease symptoms
If you have stomach ulcer, you experience extreme stomach pain. If you have knee arthritis, you experience extreme knee pain. But if you have liver problem, what do you feel? Nothing!
That's right. You won't feel any pain at all when you have liver disease. And when one really feels the pain, the liver damage may have developed into terminal stage.
Therefore, liver problem is very hard to detect. However, you can check your blood test for liver's GOT, GPT, GGT, ALP, Bilirubin, Albumin and total protein. Seek treatment immediately if any of those liver indicators are too high or too low.
Common symptoms for liver problems are:
* Extreme fatigue
* Jaundice - yellowish skin and eye color
* Abdomen distention or bloating
* Poor appetite
Liver treatment
Western medicine usually treats liver diseases with interferon treatment. However, further researches showed various side effects from this treatment. Maybe you will see some improvement at the beginning. But in the long run, your liver disease will only get worse gradually due to medication side effects.
Do remember that liver is a detoxification factory in your body. When it is weak, you should reduce its burden. However by taking medicines, you continue to pour in toxins which your liver has to detoxify. How can your liver stand those burdens in the long run?
Ganoderma as herb for liver
Ganoderma herb can naturally enhance Interferon Alpha and Interferon
Interferons are natural protein produced by your immune system. As its name suggest, interferon can interfere virus activity by:
* inhibiting viral replication in cell
* strengthening cell resistance against viral infection
* activating natural killer cells and macrophages (immunity cells)
Ganoderma herb also effectively:
* enhance liver detoxification
* improve liver function
* and stimulate liver cell regeneration
Natural liver care
Some important steps for your liver care are:
* Avoid spicy, fried, grilled and oily food
* Avoid chemically processed food
* Avoid alcohol and smoking
* Sleep early
* Don't get angry and suppress anger
A discipline lifestyle and good emotional health, together with Ganodermais one of the best ways to control and improve liver disease, without any side effects.
for more doubts and how to use Ganoderma for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
However due to continuous abuse, your liver may gradually get damaged. So how do you abuse your liver? Here are some common factors leading to liver problem:
* Alcohol and smoking
* Taking too much fried, grilled and spicy food
* Eating too much food with unhealthy fats and cholesterol
* Prolonged intoxication of chemicals, heavy metals, etc.
* Always sleep late at night (after 12am)
* Often get angry or suppress anger
Liver diseases
After all these abuses for a prolonged time, you risk getting liver diseases such as:
* Fatty liver
* Liver infection such as Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
* Liver hardening (cirrhosis)
* and finally liver cancer
Liver disease may start with infection such as Hepatitis virus. At this moment, the virus infects and stays in your liver all the time. But if you maintain a strong immune system, the liver virus does not pose any real danger. Both the virus and you can live happily ever after.
However if you constantly have low immunity, your existing virus will attack and cause serious damage in your body. Your liver infection may further develop into liver hardening when some liver cells die out.
Eventually, liver hardening will develop into liver cancer.
Liver disease symptoms
If you have stomach ulcer, you experience extreme stomach pain. If you have knee arthritis, you experience extreme knee pain. But if you have liver problem, what do you feel? Nothing!
That's right. You won't feel any pain at all when you have liver disease. And when one really feels the pain, the liver damage may have developed into terminal stage.
Therefore, liver problem is very hard to detect. However, you can check your blood test for liver's GOT, GPT, GGT, ALP, Bilirubin, Albumin and total protein. Seek treatment immediately if any of those liver indicators are too high or too low.
Common symptoms for liver problems are:
* Extreme fatigue
* Jaundice - yellowish skin and eye color
* Abdomen distention or bloating
* Poor appetite
Liver treatment
Western medicine usually treats liver diseases with interferon treatment. However, further researches showed various side effects from this treatment. Maybe you will see some improvement at the beginning. But in the long run, your liver disease will only get worse gradually due to medication side effects.
Do remember that liver is a detoxification factory in your body. When it is weak, you should reduce its burden. However by taking medicines, you continue to pour in toxins which your liver has to detoxify. How can your liver stand those burdens in the long run?
Ganoderma as herb for liver
Ganoderma herb can naturally enhance Interferon Alpha and Interferon
Interferons are natural protein produced by your immune system. As its name suggest, interferon can interfere virus activity by:
* inhibiting viral replication in cell
* strengthening cell resistance against viral infection
* activating natural killer cells and macrophages (immunity cells)
Ganoderma herb also effectively:
* enhance liver detoxification
* improve liver function
* and stimulate liver cell regeneration
Natural liver care
Some important steps for your liver care are:
* Avoid spicy, fried, grilled and oily food
* Avoid chemically processed food
* Avoid alcohol and smoking
* Sleep early
* Don't get angry and suppress anger
A discipline lifestyle and good emotional health, together with Ganodermais one of the best ways to control and improve liver disease, without any side effects.
for more doubts and how to use Ganoderma for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Ganoderma in curing Diabetes Melitus
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that many people throughout the world fall victim to. The general definition of diabetes is described as the body’s inability to process blood sugar in an effective way. There are many medications, such as insulin or prescription pills, that sufferers can utilize to offset the side effects that uncontrolled diabetes can cause a person. Even with the access of prescription medications, many sufferers of the disease have elected to find different means to control their diabetes symptoms by more natural methods.Diabetes is considered as root of all disease.Once a person is affected by diabetes then he is susceptible all kind of diseases.
Diabetes happens when blood sugar level constantly stays at a higher level. This leads to many other diseases such as:
* high blood pressure
* kidney failure
* stroke
* blindness
* food ulcer
* and even impotence
Conventional treatment for diabetes uses drug medications to suppress blood sugar level. Before taking any herbs for diabetes, you too must begin your treatment with medication.It helps to quickly reduce blood sugar level and maintain it. However, medication doesn't cure it. It only controls this disease and prevent other associated health problems.
Medication side effect
There are 2 groups of diabetes medication.
The first type mainly forces the already weakened pancreas to produce more insulin hormone to reduce blood sugar level.The second type mainly suppresses sugar absorption in intestines, thus maintaining blood sugar at a safe level.
However, long term consumption of diabetes medication causes two main side effects. One is the hardening of blood vessels, causing stroke and heart disease. The other side effect is the interference with fats metabolism, causing a patient to become fatter.
As you might have seen, some diabetes patients under long term medication are still affected with kidney failure and stroke. This shows that conventional medication alone is not the complte answer to treating diabetes.
Ganoderma for Diabetes
Ganoderma Lucidum is a naturally occurring, organic herb. Also known by other names such as Reishi or Lingzhi, Ganoderma Lucidum is a fungus grown from rotten wood. Derived from Chinese medicine, the fungus is known for its healing properties. In addition, Ganoderma Lucidum assists with better circulation, nervous system, and immune system function, which makes it a perfect to tool to help combat chronic conditions such as diabetes.
This herb helps to boost body energy and improve blood circulation. Therefore, Ganoderma Lucidum is one of the important herbs for diabetes.The constitutes in Ganoderma lucidum that reduce blood glucose are Ganoderma B and C. The principle is by enhancing utilization of blood glucose by body tossues. Ganoderma lucidum serves as a substitute to insulin to inhibit release of fatty acids. It thus improves symptoms in high blood glucose and high urine glucose patients. Blood glucose will be reduced from 173 to 116, cholesterol from 233 to 179, beat-protein from 580 to 465. Water-solubility polysaccharides in Ganoderma lucidum suppresse insulin-independent diabetes.
Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown as a well known treatment for lowering blood sugar levels in sufferers of diabetes. Ganoderma Lucidum can serve as an insulin substitute for insulin-dependent diabetics. Since Ganoderma Lucidum is known to assist with overall improved health of the body, it also eliminates many of the known complications that a person with diabetes might have to contend with over time.
One of the most common ailments that diabetes sufferers contend with is poor circulation and neurological issues. People diagnosed with diabetes commonly suffer from poor circulation which feeds neurological pain or numbness. This medical issue is a direct result of diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy is caused because of injury caused to blood vessels that provide blood sources to neurological paths. This phenomenon can affect all of the peripheral nerves in the body, which is why diabetics who aren’t in control of their diabetes often lose sensation. This is also a direct cause of body part amputations, such as feet, being a prime example. In addition, since the body has poor circulation, the diabetic often doesn’t heal as well as a person without the disease because this lack of circulation decreases the ability to heal productively.
In fact, not only can Ganoderma Lucidum be used as an insulin replacement; it can often help a diabetes sufferer to regain functionality of their pancreas, which is part of what causes diabetes in the first place. This naturally occurring fungus has been shown to cure some of the effects of renal disease, which is an unfortunate side effect of diabetes. In addition to these attributes, Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown to also combat such ailments as hypertension, high blood pressure, ulcers, strokes, and impotence; which are all side effects of not only diabetes itself, but also some of the medications prescribed to control diabetes. It is in this way that Ganoderma Lucidum not only helps to control, combat, and on some level cure diabetes, but also assists in improving the overall health of the person ingesting it.
Herbs such as Ganoderma Lucidum can help a diabetic not only with lowering their blood sugar, but with producing a clean bill of health. Derived from China, Ganoderma Lucidum has long been used in the aid of complete health and body function, either alone or in conjunction with other natural holistic herbs and supplements.
Ganoderma can be taken has a daily herbal supplement and can also be found in some food and beverages such as hot chocolate, coffees, and teas.
Ganoderma Lucidum can be used in addition to prescription drugs, in correlation with other herbal remedies, or by itself, to promote increased function and well being in not only diabetics but in everyday people wishing to pursue a healthier lifestyle.
The polysaccharides found in Ganoderma are also proven to help insulin to transfer sugar into body cells.
Lifestyle changes
Even with the mentioned herbs, you must also strictly control your diet and emotional health if you want to improve your diabetes. Remember the following important points:
1. Reduce sugar and sweet food intake
2. Don't get angry and stressful
3. Exercise regularly
With the above lifestyles kept in mind, taking herbs for diabetes can certainly improve this common disease in the long run.
for more doubts and how to use Ganoderma for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Diabetes happens when blood sugar level constantly stays at a higher level. This leads to many other diseases such as:
* high blood pressure
* kidney failure
* stroke
* blindness
* food ulcer
* and even impotence
Conventional treatment for diabetes uses drug medications to suppress blood sugar level. Before taking any herbs for diabetes, you too must begin your treatment with medication.It helps to quickly reduce blood sugar level and maintain it. However, medication doesn't cure it. It only controls this disease and prevent other associated health problems.
Medication side effect
There are 2 groups of diabetes medication.
The first type mainly forces the already weakened pancreas to produce more insulin hormone to reduce blood sugar level.The second type mainly suppresses sugar absorption in intestines, thus maintaining blood sugar at a safe level.
However, long term consumption of diabetes medication causes two main side effects. One is the hardening of blood vessels, causing stroke and heart disease. The other side effect is the interference with fats metabolism, causing a patient to become fatter.
As you might have seen, some diabetes patients under long term medication are still affected with kidney failure and stroke. This shows that conventional medication alone is not the complte answer to treating diabetes.
Ganoderma for Diabetes
Ganoderma Lucidum is a naturally occurring, organic herb. Also known by other names such as Reishi or Lingzhi, Ganoderma Lucidum is a fungus grown from rotten wood. Derived from Chinese medicine, the fungus is known for its healing properties. In addition, Ganoderma Lucidum assists with better circulation, nervous system, and immune system function, which makes it a perfect to tool to help combat chronic conditions such as diabetes.
This herb helps to boost body energy and improve blood circulation. Therefore, Ganoderma Lucidum is one of the important herbs for diabetes.The constitutes in Ganoderma lucidum that reduce blood glucose are Ganoderma B and C. The principle is by enhancing utilization of blood glucose by body tossues. Ganoderma lucidum serves as a substitute to insulin to inhibit release of fatty acids. It thus improves symptoms in high blood glucose and high urine glucose patients. Blood glucose will be reduced from 173 to 116, cholesterol from 233 to 179, beat-protein from 580 to 465. Water-solubility polysaccharides in Ganoderma lucidum suppresse insulin-independent diabetes.
Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown as a well known treatment for lowering blood sugar levels in sufferers of diabetes. Ganoderma Lucidum can serve as an insulin substitute for insulin-dependent diabetics. Since Ganoderma Lucidum is known to assist with overall improved health of the body, it also eliminates many of the known complications that a person with diabetes might have to contend with over time.
One of the most common ailments that diabetes sufferers contend with is poor circulation and neurological issues. People diagnosed with diabetes commonly suffer from poor circulation which feeds neurological pain or numbness. This medical issue is a direct result of diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy is caused because of injury caused to blood vessels that provide blood sources to neurological paths. This phenomenon can affect all of the peripheral nerves in the body, which is why diabetics who aren’t in control of their diabetes often lose sensation. This is also a direct cause of body part amputations, such as feet, being a prime example. In addition, since the body has poor circulation, the diabetic often doesn’t heal as well as a person without the disease because this lack of circulation decreases the ability to heal productively.
In fact, not only can Ganoderma Lucidum be used as an insulin replacement; it can often help a diabetes sufferer to regain functionality of their pancreas, which is part of what causes diabetes in the first place. This naturally occurring fungus has been shown to cure some of the effects of renal disease, which is an unfortunate side effect of diabetes. In addition to these attributes, Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown to also combat such ailments as hypertension, high blood pressure, ulcers, strokes, and impotence; which are all side effects of not only diabetes itself, but also some of the medications prescribed to control diabetes. It is in this way that Ganoderma Lucidum not only helps to control, combat, and on some level cure diabetes, but also assists in improving the overall health of the person ingesting it.
Herbs such as Ganoderma Lucidum can help a diabetic not only with lowering their blood sugar, but with producing a clean bill of health. Derived from China, Ganoderma Lucidum has long been used in the aid of complete health and body function, either alone or in conjunction with other natural holistic herbs and supplements.
Ganoderma can be taken has a daily herbal supplement and can also be found in some food and beverages such as hot chocolate, coffees, and teas.
Ganoderma Lucidum can be used in addition to prescription drugs, in correlation with other herbal remedies, or by itself, to promote increased function and well being in not only diabetics but in everyday people wishing to pursue a healthier lifestyle.
The polysaccharides found in Ganoderma are also proven to help insulin to transfer sugar into body cells.
Lifestyle changes
Even with the mentioned herbs, you must also strictly control your diet and emotional health if you want to improve your diabetes. Remember the following important points:
1. Reduce sugar and sweet food intake
2. Don't get angry and stressful
3. Exercise regularly
With the above lifestyles kept in mind, taking herbs for diabetes can certainly improve this common disease in the long run.
for more doubts and how to use Ganoderma for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Active elements in Ganoderma
Hello dear readers,
I am getting many mails regarding the Ganoderma.Among them most of the queries are regarding the ingredients of this magic herb.
So i am giving a short description about the elements present in this herb...
Read it and have a nice time..
Ganoderma contains nutrients can help the human body to maintain its health, or improve its level of health if there are problems.
Ganoderma is aimed to work on body but not on the disease. Promoting your natural immune system helps in balancing the body and in turn treats itself for a wide range of health problems. Ganoderma promotes general good health and vitality. It also has a harmonizing effect on the body and helps maintain body balance.
Antioxidants neutralize the oxidant effect of free radicals of normal cellular respiration and metabolism. Ganoderma is one of the most potent anti oxidants at 23,500 I.U’s
In healthy the body has a healthy heart, healthy blood pressure, healthy cholesterol levels, normal blood sugar levels, and a healthy respiratory system. All the organs in the body operate without problems
Ganoderma maintains and improves general Well-being.
Ganoderma lucidum is the scientific name for a species of red mushroom that once grew in the wild and is now being cultivated at special farms, in pristine growing conditions. Ganoderma contains more than 200 active elements that are known to improve health.
Here are a few that modern science is currently focusing on:
Polysaccharides
* Strengthen the body’s immune system
* Balance blood sugar level and improves pancreatic functions
* Protect against degeneration of skin cells and eliminates dead surface cells which improves skin texture and reduces the appearance of aging
* Controls destruction of healthy cells throughout the body
* Eliminates accumulated toxins
Organic Germanium
* Increases oxygen in the blood system
* Reduces fatigue and increases vitality
* Strengthens the immune system
* Increases the metabolism
* Contains an abundance of anti-oxidants that control or inhibit damaging free radicals. Free radicals are a major cause of cell degeneration, cancer and aging.
* Assists our body’s natural ability to fight cancer cells
Adenosine
* Reduces cholesterol and body fat
* Helps to unclog arteries plugged with fatty deposits, and supports liver function
* Balances the metabolic rate and boosts energy
* Prevents fragmentation of platelets which can cause blockages in the circulatory system
Triterpenoid
* Fortifies and improves the digestive system
* Inhibits allergies, relieves sinus congestion, and helps with respiratory problems
* Reduces cholesterol and fat
Ganoderic Essence
* Rejuvenates the body’s tissues and cells
* Boosts all the body’s functions
* Helps to maintain youthfulness and contributes to improved vitality
* Overcomes skin disorders and beautifies the skin
* Is effective for relieving external problems such as scrapes, skin wounds, psoriasis, bug bites, stings, sunburn, mouth ulcers, and external bleeding.
Research has demonstrated that Ganoderma Lucidum has several different active constituents. One group of active constituents is the polysaccharides. The various types of polysaccharides found in Ganoderma Lucidum have demonstrated immune-enhancing properties. This includes enhancement of several important interleukins. Another major class of compounds is the triterpenes. These compounds have been reported to have adaptogenic, anti-hypertensive, and anti-allergy effects.
Cardiovascular Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown in some studies to inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce blood pressure. In studies of people with hypertension, researchers found blood pressure was significantly reduced over two-weeks' time with reishi supplementation.
Immune Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly prescribed by practitioners for long-term immune system support. In studies involving patients with advanced tumors, the patients were given Ganoderma Lucidum for thirty days. Researchers found a marked immune-modulating effect as demonstrated by an increase in T lymphocytes and decreased CD8 counts. Patients also reported reduced side effects due to chemotherapy or radiation as well as postoperation recovery.
Blood Sugar Balance
Studies have shown Ganoderma Lucidum to have a blood sugar lowering effect. Much of this activity appears to be due to polysaccharides known as Ganoderans A, B, and C.
It appears there are three main mechanisms behind this hypoglycemic effect. This includes Ganoderma Lucidum's ability to elevate plasma insulin levels, to enhance peripheral tissue utilization of glucose, and to enhance liver metabolism of glucose.
Anti-inflammatory Effects
Studies have shown that hot-water extracts of Ganoderma Lucidum have anti-inflammatory effects. One study found that 50 milligrams of reishi powder had comparable effects to 5 milligrams of hydrocortisone.
Liver Protector
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly used for its hepatoprotective (liver protective) action. One study of patients with hepatitis B and elevated liver enzymes (SGOT/SGPT) and bilirubin were given reishi for three months. Significant reduction in SGOT and SGPT were noticed within one month. After three months all values were within normal range.
Oxygenation
One of the unique uses of Ganoderma Lucidum is for altitude sickness. Reishi appears to reduce altitude sickness by oxygenating the blood. This benefit was studied in Asian mountain climbers that ascended mountains as high as 17,000 feet with minimal reaction.
Research works are going on to get complete therapeutic uses of this herb.
for more doubts and how to use it for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
I am getting many mails regarding the Ganoderma.Among them most of the queries are regarding the ingredients of this magic herb.
So i am giving a short description about the elements present in this herb...
Read it and have a nice time..
Ganoderma contains nutrients can help the human body to maintain its health, or improve its level of health if there are problems.
Ganoderma is aimed to work on body but not on the disease. Promoting your natural immune system helps in balancing the body and in turn treats itself for a wide range of health problems. Ganoderma promotes general good health and vitality. It also has a harmonizing effect on the body and helps maintain body balance.
Antioxidants neutralize the oxidant effect of free radicals of normal cellular respiration and metabolism. Ganoderma is one of the most potent anti oxidants at 23,500 I.U’s
In healthy the body has a healthy heart, healthy blood pressure, healthy cholesterol levels, normal blood sugar levels, and a healthy respiratory system. All the organs in the body operate without problems
Ganoderma maintains and improves general Well-being.
Ganoderma lucidum is the scientific name for a species of red mushroom that once grew in the wild and is now being cultivated at special farms, in pristine growing conditions. Ganoderma contains more than 200 active elements that are known to improve health.
Here are a few that modern science is currently focusing on:
Polysaccharides
* Strengthen the body’s immune system
* Balance blood sugar level and improves pancreatic functions
* Protect against degeneration of skin cells and eliminates dead surface cells which improves skin texture and reduces the appearance of aging
* Controls destruction of healthy cells throughout the body
* Eliminates accumulated toxins
Organic Germanium
* Increases oxygen in the blood system
* Reduces fatigue and increases vitality
* Strengthens the immune system
* Increases the metabolism
* Contains an abundance of anti-oxidants that control or inhibit damaging free radicals. Free radicals are a major cause of cell degeneration, cancer and aging.
* Assists our body’s natural ability to fight cancer cells
Adenosine
* Reduces cholesterol and body fat
* Helps to unclog arteries plugged with fatty deposits, and supports liver function
* Balances the metabolic rate and boosts energy
* Prevents fragmentation of platelets which can cause blockages in the circulatory system
Triterpenoid
* Fortifies and improves the digestive system
* Inhibits allergies, relieves sinus congestion, and helps with respiratory problems
* Reduces cholesterol and fat
Ganoderic Essence
* Rejuvenates the body’s tissues and cells
* Boosts all the body’s functions
* Helps to maintain youthfulness and contributes to improved vitality
* Overcomes skin disorders and beautifies the skin
* Is effective for relieving external problems such as scrapes, skin wounds, psoriasis, bug bites, stings, sunburn, mouth ulcers, and external bleeding.
Research has demonstrated that Ganoderma Lucidum has several different active constituents. One group of active constituents is the polysaccharides. The various types of polysaccharides found in Ganoderma Lucidum have demonstrated immune-enhancing properties. This includes enhancement of several important interleukins. Another major class of compounds is the triterpenes. These compounds have been reported to have adaptogenic, anti-hypertensive, and anti-allergy effects.
Cardiovascular Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown in some studies to inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce blood pressure. In studies of people with hypertension, researchers found blood pressure was significantly reduced over two-weeks' time with reishi supplementation.
Immune Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly prescribed by practitioners for long-term immune system support. In studies involving patients with advanced tumors, the patients were given Ganoderma Lucidum for thirty days. Researchers found a marked immune-modulating effect as demonstrated by an increase in T lymphocytes and decreased CD8 counts. Patients also reported reduced side effects due to chemotherapy or radiation as well as postoperation recovery.
Blood Sugar Balance
Studies have shown Ganoderma Lucidum to have a blood sugar lowering effect. Much of this activity appears to be due to polysaccharides known as Ganoderans A, B, and C.
It appears there are three main mechanisms behind this hypoglycemic effect. This includes Ganoderma Lucidum's ability to elevate plasma insulin levels, to enhance peripheral tissue utilization of glucose, and to enhance liver metabolism of glucose.
Anti-inflammatory Effects
Studies have shown that hot-water extracts of Ganoderma Lucidum have anti-inflammatory effects. One study found that 50 milligrams of reishi powder had comparable effects to 5 milligrams of hydrocortisone.
Liver Protector
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly used for its hepatoprotective (liver protective) action. One study of patients with hepatitis B and elevated liver enzymes (SGOT/SGPT) and bilirubin were given reishi for three months. Significant reduction in SGOT and SGPT were noticed within one month. After three months all values were within normal range.
Oxygenation
One of the unique uses of Ganoderma Lucidum is for altitude sickness. Reishi appears to reduce altitude sickness by oxygenating the blood. This benefit was studied in Asian mountain climbers that ascended mountains as high as 17,000 feet with minimal reaction.
Research works are going on to get complete therapeutic uses of this herb.
for more doubts and how to use it for various disease and weight loss contact at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Ganoderma in Treating Blood Pressure / Hyper tension
High blood pressure or hypertension is defined in an adult as blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg systolic pressure or greater than 90 mm Hg diastolic pressure.
The silent killer
It can be dangerous. There are usually no warning signs in the early stages. Although you may not feel anything, untreated high blood pressure gradually damages your body organs.
It can also cause heart failure. Here, heart muscles become so weak that your heart cannot pump enough blood for your whole body.
Over the long term, untreated high blood pressure can either burst blood vessels or cause them to gradually narrow and become blocked. In both situations, blood flow stops. Depending on which blood vessels are affected, it can cause
* stroke
* heart attack
* kidney failure
* and even blindness.
High blood pressure treatment
In most cases, the mainstay of high blood pressure treatment is medication. This treatment is very important. You must consult your doctor for drug prescription first before taking any herbs for high blood pressure
Medications reduce blood pressure quickly and keep it down. However it doesn't cure the disease. If you haven't improved your diet and lifestyle, your blood pressure will shoot up again when medication is discontinued.
Common allopathic medicines and its side effect
There are 4 main types of medication for high blood pressure treatment:
1. Beta blockers
Function: Directly reduce the force and speed of contraction of the heart. They may also have direct effect on body's master controls, the central nervous system.
Example: propanolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor), atenolol (Tenormin), bisoprolol (Zebeta) and carvedilol (Coreg).
Side effects: sleep disturbances, sedation, impotence, cardiac disturbances, asthma.
2. Diuretics
Function: Make it difficult for the kidneys to retain water and salt, which are then filtered out into the urine. It increases the amount of urine and reduces the amount of fluid in the bloodstream, and hence lowers the pressure on artery walls.
It's like turning on a second faucet in your house and watching the water pressure drop in the first. Not a subtle mechanism but it works.
Example: furesamide (Lasix), chlorothiazide (Diuril), and spironolactone (Aldactone).
Side effects: low potassium (leading to symptoms such as dry mouth, excessive thirst, weak or irregular heartbeat, muscle pain or cramps), impotence, high sugar level in urine, hypersensitivity.
3. ACE inhibitors
Function: block the production of angiotensin II, a chemical the body produces to raise blood pressure.
Example: benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril).
Side effects: kidney damage and reduction in number of white blood cells (leading to an increased susceptibility to infection),
4. Calcium channel blockersThe most widely prescribed drugs in the United States today.
Function: Act by dilating the arteries and reducing resistance to the flow of blood.
Example: amlodipine (Norvasc), bepridil (Vascor), nifedipine (Adalat), felodipine (Plendil), verapamil (Calan, Covera-HS, Isoptin, Verelan).
Side effects: Dizziness, fatigue, flushing, fluid retention and swelling, headache and palpitations.
Since high blood pressure medication is for long term, can you withstand those side effects? Some people understand this. So they avoid taking any hypertension pill. This is even more dangerous!
A better alternative is to follow doctor's advice on proper medication first. Once your condition is controlled, you can use herbs for high blood pressure such as Ganoderma Lucidum for long term improvement.
Ganoderma detoxification ability helps to neutralize toxics from medication. Therefore, it reduces side effects from drug medication, protects your liver and kidney.
How Ganoderma improve high blood pressure
One of the causes for hypertension is the accumulation of fats and cholesterol in blood vessel wall. In adapting to narrowed blood vessels, the heart pumps harder resulting in higher blood pressure.
The Triterpenes in Ganoderma Lucidum herb effectively clears blood vessel blockage by reducing accumulated fatty substances such as cholesterol and triglycerides.
Ganoderma's Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP) can dissolve thrombus (blood clot) and further helps to remove blood vessel blockage.
Ganoderma Lucidum herb makes the blood flows smoother, reducing the stress on your heart. Thus it helps in lowering high blood pressure naturally.
Blood pressure stabilizer
Sometimes your heart may pump too hard and too fast because of substances like alcohol and chemicals found in cigarettes. This is another reason for hypertension.
Ganoderma herb can stabilize the pumping force of your heart. As an adaptogenic herb, it has unique ability to:
* reduce high blood pressure when your heart pump too hard
* and increase low blood pressure when your heart is weaker.
Besides improving hypertension, Ganoderma Lucidum even helps to maintain a stable blood pressure for long term. It effectively acts as preventive herbs for high blood pressure.
Other natural ways to control hyper tension
Keep in mind the following points even you're taking medications and herbs for high blood pressure.
1. Keep your weight within the healthy weight range
2. Take less fat and cholesterol food
3. Eat less salt
4. Drink less alcohol
5. Take more fiber
6. Exercise regularly
7. Don't smoke
8. Manage stress and anger better
for more details on how to reduce hyper tension with ganoderma mail at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
The silent killer
It can be dangerous. There are usually no warning signs in the early stages. Although you may not feel anything, untreated high blood pressure gradually damages your body organs.
It can also cause heart failure. Here, heart muscles become so weak that your heart cannot pump enough blood for your whole body.
Over the long term, untreated high blood pressure can either burst blood vessels or cause them to gradually narrow and become blocked. In both situations, blood flow stops. Depending on which blood vessels are affected, it can cause
* stroke
* heart attack
* kidney failure
* and even blindness.
High blood pressure treatment
In most cases, the mainstay of high blood pressure treatment is medication. This treatment is very important. You must consult your doctor for drug prescription first before taking any herbs for high blood pressure
Medications reduce blood pressure quickly and keep it down. However it doesn't cure the disease. If you haven't improved your diet and lifestyle, your blood pressure will shoot up again when medication is discontinued.
Common allopathic medicines and its side effect
There are 4 main types of medication for high blood pressure treatment:
1. Beta blockers
Function: Directly reduce the force and speed of contraction of the heart. They may also have direct effect on body's master controls, the central nervous system.
Example: propanolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor), atenolol (Tenormin), bisoprolol (Zebeta) and carvedilol (Coreg).
Side effects: sleep disturbances, sedation, impotence, cardiac disturbances, asthma.
2. Diuretics
Function: Make it difficult for the kidneys to retain water and salt, which are then filtered out into the urine. It increases the amount of urine and reduces the amount of fluid in the bloodstream, and hence lowers the pressure on artery walls.
It's like turning on a second faucet in your house and watching the water pressure drop in the first. Not a subtle mechanism but it works.
Example: furesamide (Lasix), chlorothiazide (Diuril), and spironolactone (Aldactone).
Side effects: low potassium (leading to symptoms such as dry mouth, excessive thirst, weak or irregular heartbeat, muscle pain or cramps), impotence, high sugar level in urine, hypersensitivity.
3. ACE inhibitors
Function: block the production of angiotensin II, a chemical the body produces to raise blood pressure.
Example: benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril).
Side effects: kidney damage and reduction in number of white blood cells (leading to an increased susceptibility to infection),
4. Calcium channel blockersThe most widely prescribed drugs in the United States today.
Function: Act by dilating the arteries and reducing resistance to the flow of blood.
Example: amlodipine (Norvasc), bepridil (Vascor), nifedipine (Adalat), felodipine (Plendil), verapamil (Calan, Covera-HS, Isoptin, Verelan).
Side effects: Dizziness, fatigue, flushing, fluid retention and swelling, headache and palpitations.
Since high blood pressure medication is for long term, can you withstand those side effects? Some people understand this. So they avoid taking any hypertension pill. This is even more dangerous!
A better alternative is to follow doctor's advice on proper medication first. Once your condition is controlled, you can use herbs for high blood pressure such as Ganoderma Lucidum for long term improvement.
Ganoderma detoxification ability helps to neutralize toxics from medication. Therefore, it reduces side effects from drug medication, protects your liver and kidney.
How Ganoderma improve high blood pressure
One of the causes for hypertension is the accumulation of fats and cholesterol in blood vessel wall. In adapting to narrowed blood vessels, the heart pumps harder resulting in higher blood pressure.
The Triterpenes in Ganoderma Lucidum herb effectively clears blood vessel blockage by reducing accumulated fatty substances such as cholesterol and triglycerides.
Ganoderma's Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP) can dissolve thrombus (blood clot) and further helps to remove blood vessel blockage.
Ganoderma Lucidum herb makes the blood flows smoother, reducing the stress on your heart. Thus it helps in lowering high blood pressure naturally.
Blood pressure stabilizer
Sometimes your heart may pump too hard and too fast because of substances like alcohol and chemicals found in cigarettes. This is another reason for hypertension.
Ganoderma herb can stabilize the pumping force of your heart. As an adaptogenic herb, it has unique ability to:
* reduce high blood pressure when your heart pump too hard
* and increase low blood pressure when your heart is weaker.
Besides improving hypertension, Ganoderma Lucidum even helps to maintain a stable blood pressure for long term. It effectively acts as preventive herbs for high blood pressure.
Other natural ways to control hyper tension
Keep in mind the following points even you're taking medications and herbs for high blood pressure.
1. Keep your weight within the healthy weight range
2. Take less fat and cholesterol food
3. Eat less salt
4. Drink less alcohol
5. Take more fiber
6. Exercise regularly
7. Don't smoke
8. Manage stress and anger better
for more details on how to reduce hyper tension with ganoderma mail at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Ganoderma - King of Herbs
Ganoderma Lucidum or Reishi is also known as King of Herbs. In order to be known as King of Herbs, it has to have some qualities that aren’t commonly available in other herbs and because this has been found to be true Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is also called ‘King of Herbs’.
Herbs are plants or their produce, which are naturally found or cultivated. Even most fruits, vegetable and spices that we use in our day-to-day life are known to have therapeutic value. Therapeutic means medical properties that can be used to cure a disease or body disorder. These home based herbs too are effective and work wonderfully in many health related problems, that is why they have been used as home remedies for centuries. Most of these home remedies or herbs have limited therapeutic property as well as quality and quantity, which isn’t superior enough or comparable with Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum or King of herbs.
The main characteristics of Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum that make it a real king of herbs are listed below
Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum – An adaptogen
Adaptogens are herbs that provide strength and stamina to body system and help it in relieving stress. The King of Herbs Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is well known for its adaptogenic properties.
An adaptogen is non toxic in nature which means its safe to eat. An adaptogen enables body to develop its self-help defence system and resist against harmful agents whether physical, chemical or biological in nature.
Nutritional Value of Reishi/Ganoderma Lucidum
King of Herbs Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum provides a whole spectrum of vitamins and minerals to our body. It contains potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Germanium (Ge) beside other essential micronutrients along with vitamins and minerals. All these nutrients are easily absorbed by our body system because they are naturally available in Rieshi Ganoderma Lucidum and therefore have a simple structure.
Therapeutic Value of Reishi/Ganoderma Lucidum
Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum: The King of Herbs therapeutic value aren’t hidden from anyone now a days. Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is estimated to have approximately 200 medicinal constituents and more and more are being discovered with new researches. It is a wonder of nature that so many useful medicinal constituents are available in a single product, which have a wide range of medical application. These 200 therapeutic elements can be broadly categorised as
1. Polysaccharides for cleansing
2.Organic Germanium for balancing
3. Adesnosine for regulating
4. Triterpenoids for building
5.Ganoderic essence for regeneration
Although there are a number of herbs that are known adaptogens or have a high nutritional or therapeutic value but Reishi or Ganoderma Lucidum shows all above properties in combination, naturally that is why Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is called The King of Herbs.
for more details on the herb and how to use in treating various diseases mail at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Herbs are plants or their produce, which are naturally found or cultivated. Even most fruits, vegetable and spices that we use in our day-to-day life are known to have therapeutic value. Therapeutic means medical properties that can be used to cure a disease or body disorder. These home based herbs too are effective and work wonderfully in many health related problems, that is why they have been used as home remedies for centuries. Most of these home remedies or herbs have limited therapeutic property as well as quality and quantity, which isn’t superior enough or comparable with Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum or King of herbs.
The main characteristics of Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum that make it a real king of herbs are listed below
Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum – An adaptogen
Adaptogens are herbs that provide strength and stamina to body system and help it in relieving stress. The King of Herbs Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is well known for its adaptogenic properties.
An adaptogen is non toxic in nature which means its safe to eat. An adaptogen enables body to develop its self-help defence system and resist against harmful agents whether physical, chemical or biological in nature.
Nutritional Value of Reishi/Ganoderma Lucidum
King of Herbs Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum provides a whole spectrum of vitamins and minerals to our body. It contains potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Germanium (Ge) beside other essential micronutrients along with vitamins and minerals. All these nutrients are easily absorbed by our body system because they are naturally available in Rieshi Ganoderma Lucidum and therefore have a simple structure.
Therapeutic Value of Reishi/Ganoderma Lucidum
Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum: The King of Herbs therapeutic value aren’t hidden from anyone now a days. Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is estimated to have approximately 200 medicinal constituents and more and more are being discovered with new researches. It is a wonder of nature that so many useful medicinal constituents are available in a single product, which have a wide range of medical application. These 200 therapeutic elements can be broadly categorised as
1. Polysaccharides for cleansing
2.Organic Germanium for balancing
3. Adesnosine for regulating
4. Triterpenoids for building
5.Ganoderic essence for regeneration
Although there are a number of herbs that are known adaptogens or have a high nutritional or therapeutic value but Reishi or Ganoderma Lucidum shows all above properties in combination, naturally that is why Reishi Ganoderma Lucidum is called The King of Herbs.
for more details on the herb and how to use in treating various diseases mail at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
Wonder Drug - Ganoderma
Hello readers,
I just want to explain something about a great herb that i came to know about recently.I also tried it on a number of my patients with a number of complaints.I have got good results from it,that no other drug has given me.
I just want to introduce this herb to all my readers.Just check it out.
If anyone needs to know more about it and to cure your problems with it just mail me at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
A small introduction of the herb
Ganoderma is a genus of polypore mushrooms which grow on wood and include about 80 species, many from tropical regions. Because of their extensive use in traditional Asian medicines, and their potential in bioremediation, they are a very important genus economically. Ganoderma can be differentiated from other polypores because they have a double walled basidiospore. They are popularly referred to as shelf mushrooms or bracket mushrooms.
Several species of Ganoderma have been used in traditional Asian medicines for thousands of years. Collectively, the Ganoderma are being investigated for a variety of potential therapeutic benefits:
* anticancer effects - Best herb in treating cancer
* immunoregulatory effects - useful in AIDS
* antioxidant activities - Keeps you young always
* liver-protecting effects -for liver cirrhosis
* hypoglycemic effects - Best herb in treating Diabetes Melitus
* antibacterial effects - Boost your Immunity
* antiviral effects
* antifungal effects
* reducing blood cholesterol - reduce risk for cardiac complaints
* inhibiting blood vessel regeneration (angiogenesis)
* antifibrotic effects
* protection against radiation-induced damage
* reducing lower urinary tract symptoms and increase sexual performance
* increasing endurance for vigorous exercise
I will be posting more information in this wonder drugs ..
so visit daily for updates.....
for more info on this herb mail me dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
I just want to explain something about a great herb that i came to know about recently.I also tried it on a number of my patients with a number of complaints.I have got good results from it,that no other drug has given me.
I just want to introduce this herb to all my readers.Just check it out.
If anyone needs to know more about it and to cure your problems with it just mail me at dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
A small introduction of the herb
Ganoderma is a genus of polypore mushrooms which grow on wood and include about 80 species, many from tropical regions. Because of their extensive use in traditional Asian medicines, and their potential in bioremediation, they are a very important genus economically. Ganoderma can be differentiated from other polypores because they have a double walled basidiospore. They are popularly referred to as shelf mushrooms or bracket mushrooms.
Several species of Ganoderma have been used in traditional Asian medicines for thousands of years. Collectively, the Ganoderma are being investigated for a variety of potential therapeutic benefits:
* anticancer effects - Best herb in treating cancer
* immunoregulatory effects - useful in AIDS
* antioxidant activities - Keeps you young always
* liver-protecting effects -for liver cirrhosis
* hypoglycemic effects - Best herb in treating Diabetes Melitus
* antibacterial effects - Boost your Immunity
* antiviral effects
* antifungal effects
* reducing blood cholesterol - reduce risk for cardiac complaints
* inhibiting blood vessel regeneration (angiogenesis)
* antifibrotic effects
* protection against radiation-induced damage
* reducing lower urinary tract symptoms and increase sexual performance
* increasing endurance for vigorous exercise
I will be posting more information in this wonder drugs ..
so visit daily for updates.....
for more info on this herb mail me dr.ayur@yahoo.co.in
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