Product Review

Real Mushrooms - Reishi Extract 415

At Real Mushrooms we pride ourselves on knowing that our mushroom products are of the highest quality. Our Reishi 415 is made from 100%, log grown, certified organic, Reishi mushroom fruiting bodies. They are hot water extracted to pull out the beta-glucans. In the case of Reishi, it is also extracted with alcohol to obtain the non-water soluble triterpenes. This is commonly called dual extraction.

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We test specifically for beta-glucans and triterpenes as these are the most well researched, beneficial compounds in Reishi. We also test for starch which is used to show that our products contain no fillers of any kind, Just 100% pure mushrooms. If other brands only list polysaccharide numbers, make sure to ask them for beta-glucan and starch numbers. This helps to determines product quality as there is a vast difference in quality between brands.

Reishi History

The Reishi mushroom has been revered in China for thousands of years and is utilized in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an immune system booster. Today it is widely cultivated using wood logs in shade houses. Scientific research for Reishi mushroom activity began in the 1970s in China and Japan. Scientists discovered highly active beta-glucans with the ability to potentiate innate immunity by activating immune cells. Also discovered were secondary metabolites called triterpenoids which were present in significant amounts and sets Reishi apart from all the other medicinal mushrooms.