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 Is Reishi (Ganoderma Lucidum) Anti-Androgenic?



Reishi, Androgens, & 5 Alpha-Redutase

Reishi ( Ganoderma lucidum) is regarded as one of the most important tonic herbs known. Throughout history as well as today. Reishi is also one of my personal favorite herbs: everything from its lore, to its beauty, to its medicinal and tonic effects, completely and utterly captivates me. There is magic in mushrooms, and there is a lot of magic in Reishi.

Sometimes people are confused that at RAW Forest Foods we carry Reishi. This is because Reishi has been shown (Silvia, 2003)(Liu, 2007)(Liu, 2009) to have an anti-androgenic effect and RAW Forest Foods specializes in androgenic herbs. So at first glance there appears to be a discrepancy. There are truths here: Clinical analysis of Ganoderma lucidum has demonstrated time-and-time again an anti-androgenic effect and RAW Forest Foods does specialize in androgenic herbs. However, there is no actual discrepancy.

The issue is that in this case the term anti-androgenic is not very descriptive, but while the term is ambiguous, the actions of Reishi in the body are anything but. Before explanation, it is important to note that while Classical Chinese Medicine holds Reishi in high regard for its systemic tonic and adaptogenic effects, Traditional Chinese Medicine (which is only as old as the 1950’s) is more interested in the anti-cancer effects and properties of Reishi. So being, the vast majority of actual medical research into Ganoderma lucidum is in identifying both its anti-cancer effects and the method of action of those effects. Valuable information, but largely limited in scope. So to understand the anti-androgenic effects of Reishi, and what the research tells us, we have to first put on our “cancer hats” so that we can better understand and contextualize the information the research provides us with.

TCM, Reishi, and Cancer Research


RAW Forest Foods does specialize in androgenic herbs but we also specialize in select tonic herbs which are proven to promote systemic, full body (and mind) health and those which have a profound impact on male health. There is no discrepancy in our love of Reishi and it being part of our offerings to you. Reishi fits in well with all the products and all the intentions we offer at RAW Forest Foods.

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