From: http://preview.antipodesnature.co.nz/reishimushroom.html
Reishi has been highly prized as an elixir of immortality in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years. Its many health benefits include fostering healthy cell growth, and imbuing your skin with a fresh, healthy appearance. These remarkable mushrooms grow wild on old, broad leaf trees in remote forests and can often reach a weight of over one pound.
For your skin, it is:
- supportive of healthy cell growth
- antibacterial
- anti-inflammatory.
Reishi contains several active constituents that include sterols, coumarin, mannitol, polysaccharides and ganoderic acids.
