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Which type of cancer patients should not take Reishi?

Which type of cancer patients should not take Reishi?

What kind of cancer can't you eat Ganoderma lucidum?

There is no clear evidence to support which cancer patients should not consume reishi, but reishi needs to be consumed under a doctor's supervision.

Ganoderma lucidum is the substrate of the fungi Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma lucidum in the genus Ganoderma lucidum of the family Polyporaceae. According to Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum is sweet, flat, and belongs to lung, heart and spleen meridians; it has the effect of benefiting qi, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, and can be used for treating weakness, loss of appetite, palpitation, insomnia, dizziness, fatigue, chronic cough and shortness of breath, coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, silicosis, etc, and it can also be used for the conditioning of the body after radiotherapy of tumors.

Modern pharmacological research shows that Ganoderma lucidum has immunomodulation, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-tumor effects, and has hepatoprotective, sedative, anticonvulsant, cardiotonic, anti-arrhythmic, antihypertensive, antitussive, antitussive, improve sleep, anti-allergic and other effects; in addition, Ganoderma lucidum can improve the patient's immunity, enhance the physical fitness and better resistance to tumor invasion or metastasis, to help the patient to successfully carry out anti-tumor Treatment.

There is no clear evidence to support which type of cancer patients should not take Reishi, but it should not be taken after a cold, for Yin deficiency and internal heat constitution and within 1 week before and after surgery.

This content was reviewed by Wang Jianping, Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Integrative Medicine, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Ganoderma lucidum is a fungus, nourishing yang and dispersing knots...We should make use of modern technology and advanced equipment to strictly and standardize the quality of Ganoderma lucidum planting, processing and finished products, and to promote the development of Ganoderma lucidum industry. Yang deficiency with cold does not propagate the use of

Ganoderma lucidum is a relatively valuable herb with nourishing effect, which can help enhance immunity, and it is also helpful for cancer patients to eat a little bit of it appropriately. However, there are several situations in which cancer patients are not suitable to eat ganoderma lucidum.

Under what circumstances should cancer patients not take Ganoderma lucidum?

1、Patients who are allergic to Ganoderma lucidum should not eat it.

2. Patients who experience heavy bleeding one week before and after surgery should not take it. In most cases, the condition of cancer patients will improve within one or two weeks after taking ganoderma lucidum, although it is not recommended to take too much. It is best to consult your doctor if you can take Ganoderma lucidum for cancer, and your doctor will judge whether you can take Ganoderma lucidum and how much is suitable for you according to your condition.

3. Patients with advanced tumors who have more serious consumption, are particularly thin and weak, often feel weak, or feel feverish by themselves are not recommended to eat Ganoderma lucidum.


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Ganoderma lucidum (further processed as spore powder) is theorized to have immune-boosting properties. It can be taken by both healthy and sick people. As to how much immunity it enhances, I don't know. I don't know.

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