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GANDORMA....seems interesting.
maha:
Around 5 years back I had used this product. It was ganoderma excel. It was probably used for improving general health. You have ganoderma stores in a number of places here.
maha
nice friend:
Hi Zaini , Manal , Sharmin .
please answer these question ... here are my questions
Gandorma :
in which form it is availabel in markets ??.
is it easily available in markets ??..
in which form it is useful for thals ???...
Zaini :
is it will be available at any herbs shop ??..
if yes then with wat name it is Local known ??..
Take Care
Umair
Manal:
Umair
What i know is that it is found in the form of pills, but i don't know a certain brand name. I just read about it as one species of mushrooms. I know it is manufactured by some companies in India and China.
You can read about it in this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingzhi
http://www.reishi.com/
This is also a link for FAQ, i find it very useful
http://www.reishi.com/FAQ.htm#15
It is one of the natural food that works as antioxidant, increases immunity, regulates body functions,increases the usage of oxygen in the blood and normalises liver functions. All this is important to one's health especially thal because as you know they are under sever stress.
--- Quote ---What are all the benefits of Reishi?
The following table was found in a published article titled Medicinal mushrooms: their therapeutic properties and current medical usage with special emphasis on cancer treatments from Cancer Research UK.
Table - Pharmacological effects of whole Reishi extracts in vivo and in vitro
Analgesic
Anti-allergic activity
Bronchitis-preventative effect, inducing regeneration of bronchial epithelium
Anti-inflammatory
Antibacterial, against Staphylococci, Streptococci, and Bacillus pneumoniae (perhaps due to increased immune system activity)
Antioxidant, by eliminating hydroxyl free radicals
Antitumor activity
Antiviral effect, by inducing interferon production
Lowers blood pressure
Enhances bone marrow nucleated cell proliferation
Cardiotonic action, lowering serum cholesterol levels with no effect on triglycerides, enhancing myocardial metabolism of hypoxic animals, and improving coronary artery hemodynamics
Central depressant and peripheral anticholinergic actions on the autonomic nervous sytem reduce the effects of caffeine and relax muscles
Enhanced natural killer cell (NK) activity in vitro in mice
Expectorant and antitussive properties demonstrated in mice studies
General immunopotentiation
Anti-HIV activity in vitro and in vivo
Improved adrenocortical function
Increased production of Interleukin-1 by murine peritoneal macrophages in vitro
Increased production of Interleukin-2 by murine splenocytes in vitro
Key active constituents :
Beta and hetero-Beta-glucans (antitumour, immunostimulating )
Ling Zhi-8 protein (anti-allergenic, immuno-modulating)
Ganodermic acids – triterpenes (anti-allergenic agents, cholesterol and blood pressure reducing
--- End quote ---
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I personally don't know any thal who has tried it but i just read once (actually don't know where :-\) that it can increase time between transfusions.
I will search more about it and let you know if i find anything new
manal
nice friend:
Manal ,
Thanx for the reply , :thankyou2
Umair
Sharmin:
Umair,
I don't know about the availability or how is it is sold. From what I have read and from viewing Manal's response I think that it could be very useful for thals.
The qualities about Reiki that have been described deal with most of the issues thalassemia patients suffer from. Oxidative stress, infection, inflammation, adrenal function, hypoxia, possible malignancy due to iron, cardio pulmonary issues, hypertension etc etc. I think that it is really worth looking into. Is it a good thing to use for young children?
Mickey, please let us know what you find out at the conference.
Sharmin
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