Traditional Uses for Medicinal Mushrooms

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis,
Paecilomyces hepiali, Cephalosprium sinensis)
Coriolus (Coriolus versicolor)
Maitake (Grifola frondosa)

Symptoms in alphabetical order


Reishi *(Ganoderma lucidum)*
Shiitake *(Lentinula edodes)*
Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis, Paecilomyces hepiali, Cephalosprium sinensis)
Coriolus *(Coriolus versicolor)*
Maitake *(Grifola frondosa)*

**Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)**

Symptom/Condition


*Altitude sickness		*Arrhythmia	
*Dizziness			*Insomnia		
*Neurasthenia			*Rhinitis			
*Coughs				*Allergies		
*Hepatitis			*Nervousness
*Diabetes	 		*Ulcers	
*High blood pressure		*Cancer	
*Immune weakness		*Chronic fatigue syndrome	
*Bronchial inflammation

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
Symptom/Condition


*Cancer preventive		*Colds and flu
*Viruses              	  	*Hepatitis
*Urine incontinence		*Environmental allergies
*Diabetes			*High blood pressure
*Immune weakness		*High cholesterol
*Chronic fatigue syndrome 	*Poor blood circulation
*Upper respiratory diseases
*Exhaustion and weakness antitumor action
*Chemotherapy (alleviates side effects)

Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis, Paecilomyces hepiali, Cephalosprium sinensis)
Symptom/Condition

*Aging disorders	*Anemia		*Debility	
*Heart arrhythmias	*Coughs		*Kidney 
*Tiredness 		*Impotence	*Liver disorders		
*Respiratory problems	*Endurance
*High cholesterol	*Weaknened immune system
*Lyme Disease           *Fibromyalgia

Coriolus (Coriolus versicolor)
Symptom/Condition

*Anti-carcinogenic
*Pulmonary diseases
*Hepatitis
*Liver disorders		
*Chemotherapy (alleviates side effects)

Maitake (Grifola frondosa)
Symptom/Condition


*High blood pressure		*Diabetes	
*Obesity			*Hepatitis	
*Immune weakness		*Chronic fatigue syndrome
*Cholesterol
*Chemotherapy (alleviates side effects)

Note:

This chart shows some of the applications for various species of Medicinal Mushrooms after the conclusion of extended research and investigation. However, this chart is not meant to be a complete list or a substitute for the professional advice of a health practitioner.

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Symptoms in alphabetical order


Symptoms				Species
*Aging disorders			Cordyceps
*Altitude sickness			Reishi
*Allergies				Reishi
*Anemia					Cordyceps
*Anticarcinogenic			Coriolus
*Arrhythmia				Reishi
*Bronchial inflammation			Reishi
*Cancer (some types)			Reishi
*Cancer, breast				Shiitake
*Cancer preventive			Shiitake
*Chemotherapy (alleviates side effects)	Maitake, Shiitake, Coriolus
*Chronic fatigue syndrome		Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi
*Colds and flu				Shiitake
*Coughs					Reishi, Cordyceps
*Debility				Cordyceps
*Diabetes				Maitake, Reishi, Shiitake
*Dizziness				Reishi
*Endurance				Cordyceps
*Heart arrhythmias			Cordyceps
*High cholesterol			Shiitake, Cordyceps, Maitake
*Hepatitis				Reishi, Shiitake, Coriolus, Maitake
*High blood pressure			Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi
*Immune weakness			Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi
*Impotence				Cordyceps
*Insomnia				Reishi
*Kidney					Cordyceps
*Liver disorders			Cordyceps, Coriolus
*Nervousness				Reishi
*Neurasthenia				Reishi
*Obesity				Maitake
*Pulmonary diseases			Coriolus
*Respiratory problems			Cordyceps
*Rhinitis				Reishi
*Tiredness				Cordyceps
*Urine incontinence			Shiitake
*Ulcers					Reishi
*Viruses				Shiitake
*Weakened immune system			Cordyceps

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Traditional Uses for Medicinal Mushrooms

**Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)**

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)

Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis, Paecilomyces hepiali, Cephalosprium sinensis)

Coriolus (Coriolus versicolor)

Maitake (Grifola frondosa)

Note:

This chart shows some of the applications for various species of Medicinal Mushrooms after the conclusion of extended research and investigation. However, this chart is not meant to be a complete list or a substitute for the professional advice of a health practitioner.

Symptoms in alphabetical order