The human body is a melting pot of highly complex chemical reactions. Hormones, neurotransmitters, and enzymes all work together to sustain life as we know it. Everything we take into our body causes changes in the balance of chemical reactions. Therefore, we need a way of categorising the compounds we use as food and medicine…
A highly regarded and widely used staple in Eastern and Asian medicine, Ganoderma lucidum — or the reishi mushroom — has a history as long as the current fanfare is wide. For over two millennium this traditionally omnipotent fungi has been regarded in China as the “herb of spiritual potency” being produced for its pharmaceutical…
Of the over 400,000 different species of plants that share space with us on Earth, only 18,000 are used as medicine.[1]Kew, R. B. G. (2016). The state of the world’s plants report–2016. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archaeological evidence suggests we’ve been using plants as medicine for the last 60,000 years, so we’ve had plenty of…
Cordyceps sinensis, more commonly known as the Cordyceps mushroom or Chinese caterpillar mushroom, has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine. A rare type of edible fungus, this mushroom lives on certain caterpillars in the high mountain regions of China. Health Benefits of Cordyceps Mushroom Cordyceps mushroom has been used to treat…
Lion’s Mane mushroom is an edible fungus from the tooth fungus group also known as “Yamabushitake” or Hericium erinaceus. Native to North America, Europe, and Asia, Lion’s Mane is not only a well-regarded foodstuff but also used in traditional medicine for its medicinal properties. Lion’s Mane is uncommon in the wild, but because it takes…
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