Ganoderma
/ Lingzhi/ Rishi For
Positive Cancer Treatment
A doctor once said, "Cancer is a serious disease, but
it is not fatal. Patients have a good chance to recover."
This statement sounds consolatory but basing on our recent
research data, it can very well be true.
The prestigious Japanese doctor, Dr Fukumi Morishige, M.D.,Phd.,
currently involved in the research of reishi's role in cancer
control, is a researcher at the Linus Pauling Institute
of Science & Medicine - an American institute that had
been awarded the most Nobel prizes. He also occupies an
important role in Europe's medical fields as well, and is
the only Japanese authority employed by the international
cancer group. The following is his speech and case reports
on reishi.
I have been a surgeon for 37 years and have performed numerous
operations. I have a keen interest in surgery especially when
I was young but gradually questions began to appear. Always
feel that the ideal would be to induce the natural immunity
power within oneself.
Being a surgeon, I had countless occasions to encounter cancer
cases; however, the key to cancer controls is in its early
detection, which is easier said than done. About one in a
hundred would be considered a good percentage.
Nowadays, regular physical check-ups is the trend and this
is good practice, but we have to realize that one cannot let
our guards down just because cancer was not detected at the
time of check-ups. People often suspect the physicians of
misdiagnosing when cancer was detected at a later date. This
notion is incorrect as there are many undiscovered cases even
with monthly check-ups. For example, in the case of penetrance
type stomach cancer, it is one of the most difficult to detect
and these account for about 25% of the cases, therefore, prevention
is equally important.
It is better to employ preventive measures in the case of
cancer but there are no set methods. One can always rely on
dietary control, but here again it is not a prescribed regiment.
The best method at the present is reishi. I do not know of
its amazing effects until after I have used it and I am truly
surprised. During my practice, I have obtained outstanding
results using reishi either as preventive measures or during
the course of treatments.
Earlier on, I have come across patients and their relatives
praising the merits of reishi. But being a medical person,
I have thought that it might have a slight effect on certain
chronic diseases but on cancer, surely, must be greatly exaggerated.
Reishi's tremendous effect warrants further studies. In June
of 1986, a 39-year-old female came to me with lung cancer
and complications of the chest wall membrane. She had been
told that she could not be operated on by a number of hospitals.
She left in a hopeless state. Upon returning home, her husband
started to feed her reishi. After my examination, I was surprised
by the findings: 6 months ago, she had edema in the chest
cavity, secondary to cancer and now the symptom had completely
disappeared. For a person who have already made her funeral
arrangement and waiting for death to rediscover there is hope
for life, is incredible. X-ray had presented an even better
picture when I am going through her medical history. She insisted
that this was the result of her husband giving her reishi.
The edema had drained while the cancer tumor remained. On
a rough calculation, this patient had used about 4 grams of
reishi essence daily and this was quite a high dosage. We
further undertook exploratory surgery and by using special
freeze technique, it was possible to perform operations on
chest membrane cancer. Looking at the x-ray, no cancerous
cells were found. Only scar tissues were evident, which were
different from cancer cells. I did a biopsy of the lung tissues
and detected malignancy, but stable. The next case involved
a child with congenital liver cancer. He had one operation
when he was 5 years old and later, had his small intestines
removed due to metasiasis. The treating doctor felt that the
patient's condition was terminal and stopped treatment eventually.
The boy's parents brought the patient home and fed him reishi
through an N.G. tube (Nasogastric tube). The boy came to me
when he was 9 and I was unable to detect any diseases.
Nothing was found in the CT scan examination as well. Congenital
liver cancer is a form of juvenile carcinoma and I was much
surprised that the patient recovered after just regular ingestion
of several grams of reishi essence. He continues to take 2
grams of the essence daily. Even the boy knows that without
the reishi he might not have lived today. Juvenile carcinoma
is usually fatal, but then this patient remains alive and
healthy with no physical ailments are truly amazing. This
fact now calls for new consideration on my part. When a person
recovers by undergoing no other treatment but reishi ingestion,
it is obvious that reishi deserves further research.
I was provided with large quantities of reishi essence from
a very reputable chemical company in Japan. I administer the
same to my patients in mega dosage combined with Vitamin C.
Within one year, about 500 kilograms of reishi essence (approximately
6000 kilograms of premium reishi) were used on my patients.
An interesting fact have surfaced during my treatment is that
where large doses of reishi essence induce melena ( i.e. several
grams or more daily), combination with Vitamin C put a stop
to this. Furthermore, numerous observations have confirmed
the fact that cancer patients are generally more susceptible
to contract other diseases due to their lowered body resistance.
However, after being treated with reishi, complications due
to such inflections are greatly diminished. I have assigned
random cancer patients to administer reishi essence with a
control group of patients with other illness, e.g. arthritic
rheumatism, chronic bronchitis, hepatitis etc., that is, people
with lowered body resistance to diseases.
Immunogloburin test determines the level of immunity. We
have found that after ingesting reishi, level of IgA, IgG,
IgM have increased. This proves that reishi can elevate the
body's resistance level.
At this time, I have 140 cancer patients. All have metastic
cancer except 6 with breast cancer and 60 are being hospitalized.
We have zeroed in on these cancer patients. Up to today (spring
of 1988), about 300 patients have undergone testing.
WHY IS REISHI EFFECTIVE AGAINST CANCER: POLYSACCHARIDES
Before I give case examples, I would like to unveil the secret
of why reishi is so effective in the treatment of cancer.
The conclusion is not fully understood at the present time
and when it is, then, men would have found the ultimate cure
for cancer. Employing all the latest medical technology, it
is found that the polysaccharides in reishi are effective
in suppressing cancerous cells. Japanese scientists are the
first in making this discovery. Perhaps this had something
to do with the fact that the country employs herbal medicine
in treatment of diseases and conducts vigorous researches
into polysaccharides. This fact is recognized in North America
and is further awaiting findings from such Japanese researches.
WHY ARE POLYSACCHRIDES IN REISHI EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT
OF CANCER
Polysaccharides are made up of a high number of molecular
components - up to millions of atoms and this makes it difficult
to be absorbed into the human body system. In order to make
it easily assimilated, its high count has to be lowered and
using Vitamin C with reishi does just that. The polysaccharides
are converted into oligoglucan that has a low molecular count
and can be easily absorbed. It in turns stimulates the macrophage,
which triggers the immune system in our body. Macre meaning
big. This type of cell can devour any foreign organisms. They
are not active when the body is functioning normally, but,
in the presence of foreign organisms (e.g. bacteria), they
become very active in attacking such bacterial foreign matters.
The white blood cells in the blood stream comprise the initial
defense against diseases but they are ineffective in chronic
cases or malignant type of matters, at which time, the lymphocyte
becomes the second line of defense. Failing that, the last
defense will be the macrophage - it is like a sleeping lion
being awakened to attack with truly exceptional result! They
are capable of sweeping away any foreign organisms thus destroying
the cancerous cells in the process. Under the microscope,
the macrophage is observed to be one tenth the size of a cancer
cell, yet, it possesses the power to destroy the latter. From
this, we can understand their invaluability to the human body.
However, the macrophage cannot be easily activated. We have
found that aggregated atoms are responsible for this activation
of the macrophage, and reishi contains the substance to manufacture
these aggregated atoms.
REISHI - A HIGH MOLECULAR POLYSACCHARIDES
Earlier a patient with high blood pressure had inquired into
the effects of reishi. I had told him that there was certainly
no harm in trying as I had conducted research at that time.
One fact is: even a diluted dose of reishi essence lowers
blood pressure. However this patient had maintained his blood
pressure level after reishi ingestion. Following my suggestion
to ingest Vitamin C together with reishi, his blood pressure
dropped to an acceptable level. The reason for this is, as
mentioned previously, reishi contains up to a million atoms
and cannot be easily absorbed into the body; therefore, one
should combine it with Vitamin C.
Seventeen years ago, I have conducted research into the Vitamin
C's ability to break down polysaccharides. At that time, the
method of viscosity gauge has been employed. Placing Vitamin
C into a measure of polysaccharide substance, a decrease of
the polysaccharides molecular count is indicated by a drop
in the viscosity. Thus, confirming Vitamin C's ability of
dissolving polysaccharides.
Animal experiments have shown that all forms of sugar can
be absorbed but are just the opposite in human, why? This
has some correlation with Vitamin C - human body is unable
to manufacture Vitamin C, while animals can. This is the reason
why we need to combine the intake of Vitamin C with reishi.
New medical findings indicate that there is no harm in taking
high dosage of Vitamin C daily. Dr. Linus Pauling, who is
now in his 80's, ingests 18 grams of Vitamin C daily, and
I ingest 12 grams a day. I believe a healthy person needs
a supplement of 1 gram to 2 grams a day, that is 1,000 - 2,000
mg. This can contribute greatly to one's well being.
- Brain tumor patient recovering consciousness in just 2 months.
We have made many discoveries. Using brain disease patients
as examples, one 70 years old plus patient in the hospital
had a 5 cm brain tumor. He had already lost consciousness
despite surgery. He began the reishi treatment around June
of 1986 and by September, he had recovered his senses, but
the size of the tumor had remained the same. However by December,
the tumor had decreased in size, even the neurologist was
amazed. The patient now feels very well. Initially he was
administered 6 grams of reishi essence through a stomach tube.
After the recovery of his senses, oral intake was administered.
The patient did not like the bitter taste of reishi essence,
so the amount was reduced to 3 grams. Although the dosage
had been reduced, his brain tumor eventually shrunk to about
1 cm. With the return of his memory, he left the hospital
and stayed home with the family instead.
- Recession of lung cancer within 6 months.
I once treated a fifty plus female patient who had breast
cancer. After her breast surgery, she had developed metastasic
lung cancer. Later she deteriorated to hemoptysis. She began
to use about 6 gm. of reishi daily for 6 months and the cancerous
lung tumor disappeared. Before, she is often short of breath,
but now she can walk up the stairs effortlessly. Therefore,
she has complete confidence in the continuation of the reishi
treatment.
- Breast cancer cured in 2 months with mega dosage.
This patient had breast cancer and the cancer cells had matastased
to the bones. She had not been able to move from the head
down. The pain was excruciating. Luckily, her digestive system
was not affected and she was able to take 9 grams of reishi
essence daily, which was later increased, to 20 grams. In
just 2 months, she felt no pain. She had been discharged from
the hospital after she made progress in her walking ability.
- Cancer of rectum spreading to the liver with remarkable
recovery in 6 months.
Some time ago, this patient came to the hospital for treatment
of metastasis of rectal cancer to the liver. He was given
6 grams of reishi essence. In 6 months, CT scanning reported
that the cancerous tumor had decreased to about 1 cm in size,
but the CT specialists did not believe in the merits of reishi
and insisted that there was a mistake in the scanning. I was
angered by this and argued that not only had the patient's
CEA swelling came down but his general health had also improved.
Was it not enough proof? Ordinarily, it is difficult to treat
rectal cancers. Some cases are even terminal. This patient
had such a smooth recovery which could only be credited to
reishi. Generally speaking, it is easier to treat rectal tumor
under 3 cm in size.
- Pancreas cancer patient can walk again.
A 60 year old male pancreas cancer patient had surgery and
was in a better state for a while, but later deteriorated.
He had edema and lost weight. Examination results revealed
that he had extremely high count of CA19-9CEA. I informed
him that with his present treatment he would die within a
short period of time. I advised him to be hospitalized. Due
to financial reasons, he was given another kind of medication
but he reacted unfavorably to it. Therefore, we had to change
his treatment to 9 grams of reishi essence orally and 30 grams
of Vitamin C through intravenous injection daily. This began
from August of 1986 which was over 1 year ago. The patient
had since completely recovered and various examinations could
not detect symptoms of any kind. He has gone back to work
but continues to take 5 grams of reishi daily. He comes for
a follow-up examination every 2 weeks and repeat CEA examinations
show that his CA19-19 counts continues to drop. There is many
more such cancer cases in my hospital. Although cancer cases
involving the brain, lungs and liver are more serious, I feel
that it is easier to treat than the cases involving the digestive
organs. It is harder for the patients of the latter to ingest
reishi orally. Besides cancer, reishi is also very effective
in the treatment of hepatitis. With the use of 1 gram to 3
grams of reishi essence daily, hepatitis patients will have
tremendous recovery results.
- Hepatitis cured with reishi.
One patient who had hepatitis for a few years and his SGOT
& SGPT count was 200 - 300. Normal range is under 30.
I administered 3 grams of reishi daily and in about 2 -3 months
his SGOT & SGPT dropped to around 50. Even this is still
higher than normal, continuous use will bring it in range.
During this time, I asked him to stop using reishi and immediately
the count shot up to between 150 - 200. The count dropped
when treatment resumed. Thus proving the effect of reishi
on hepatitis. A combination with the use of Vitamin C is essential.
Under these conditions, 6 grams of Vitamin C is needed, i.e.
3 grams of reishi essence with 6 grams of Vitamin C. We must
understand that hepatitis is a chronic disease and relapse
is ever present. It is necessary to continue the intake of
reishi (using smaller dosage) even after one's recovery from
hepatitis. Prevention is always the best measure. Reishi is
just as effective against other chronic diseases and optimum
results are obtained when combined with the intake of Vitamin
C. Especially true for long term prevention use. In conclusion,
reishi has been proven to exert significant effect on diminishing
pain, fortifying the body's immune system and prolonging life.
Even though its role in cancer control has not been determined
100 percent yet. Medications presently employed to combat
cancer have their effect but unfortunately these also produce
serious side effects. Reishi have a history of 3,000 years,
during which time it is widely used by many people with no
reported unfavorable side effects. I therefore recommend reishi
for treatment and prevention as a safety measure. I hope that
people from all walks of life will take a concerned interest
and share in this project. Hopefully, in the very near future,
reishi can bring a brighter outlook to the human race in the
conquest of longevity.
Cancer Prevention
and Treatment by Ganoderma, a Mushroom with Medicinal
Properties
Authors:
Yihuai Gao a; Shufeng Zhou b
Affiliations:
a Institute
of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University,
Auckland, New Zealand
b Department
of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University
of Singapore, Singapore
DOI:
10.1081/FRI-120023480
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Published
in:Food Reviews International, Volume 19, Issue
3 January 2003 , pages 275 - 325
Subject:
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Abstract
Ganoderma,
highly ranked in Oriental traditional medicine, has
been used as a remedy for many types of chronic diseases,
including hepatopathy, type II diabetes, neurasthenia,
hypertension, and cancer. Various polysaccharides
(i.e., -D-glucans and glycoproteins) and triterpenoids
are the major active constituents present in Ganoderma.
In vitro and animal studies have indicated that Ganoderma
exhibits cancer-preventive and anticancer activity.
Data from a clinical study in cancer patients showed
Ganopoly, a crude Ganoderma polysaccharide
extract, enhanced host immune function, including
increased activity of effector cells such as T lymphocytes,
macrophages, and natural killer cells, despite the
lack of striking objective antitumor activity. Several
clinical studies revealed that treatment of prostate
cancer patients with the Ganoderma-containing
PC-SPES (a mixture of eight herbal extracts) gave
a significant decrease in the prostate-specific antigen
levels, which compares favorably with second-line
hormonal therapy that has agents such as estrogens
and ketoconazole. Currently available data from numerous
in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that the cancer-preventive
and tumoricidal properties of Ganoderma might
be ascribed to its antioxidative and radical-scavenging
effects, enhancement of host immune function, induction
of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis, and other biological
effects. Although Ganoderma may represent
a practical and promising approach for cancer prevention
and cancer treatment, further experimental, epidemiological,
and clinical studies are needed to identify unrevealed
molecular targets, resolve the relationship between
Ganoderma intake and cancer risks, and explore
the optimum dosing, efficacy, and safety, alone or
in combination with chemotherapy/radiotherapy.