Reishi Mushroom Benefits All 3 Treasures (Jing, Chi and Shen) #41

[5944Joseph]

Where can I buy Reishi? And does it taste really bad when you boil it into a tea?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@5944Joseph In the link in the drop down menu. It tastes bitter. If you learn to like the bitter taste it taste great :p OR you can mix it itno a smoothie or add a sweetener to it.

[Mandoon]

Hey man, great info. I may be wrong, im sure you're getting most of the benefits but perhaps cook it at a much lower temperature. I remember that David Wolfe saying that foods that are cooked at relatively high temperature, including vegetables will lose their benefits such as the amino acids, enzymes will be destroyed and the polysaccharides will become broken. Hope this gets to you and helps :D

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@Mandoon The polysaccharides definitely don't get broken down at high temperatures. You're not consuming reishi for protein or enzymes so whether you heat it or not is irrelevant except that you need the high heat to break down the cell wall of the tough mushroom structure called chiten. You need alcohol or a long boil to break through this.

[Kirushka1]

And y second question: mushrooms can be one of the most toxic substances today as they accumulate radioactive elements etc...Organic label is an indication of not using chemicals to grow it - that's it. Any info on this would be great!

In this context, what do you think of Daniel Vitalis's Reishi Tincture? And which product would you advise to get for CFS?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@Kirushka1 Get mushrooms from the deep wilds or grown properly such as duanwood reishi in China. The Surthrival reishi tincture is great.

[Kirushka1]

I have a question about the hyperionherbs extract..I understand that the most potent ways to take it is either by making the decoction, as you show in this video, or as a tincture...What is the extract that they sell?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@Kirushka1 A dual extracted extract that's been dried into a powder so it has both the fat and water soluble components in it.

[spruceguitar]

Awesome video man, just like all your other ones, great info.

I've been boiling reishi for years. Up until a year ago or so, I used to boil the heck out of them ; ) However, a Chinese herbalist has then told me that in 1 h you already get ~ 90% out of it. So now I do it in one shorter infusion like he says.

Also what I do, I slice them as small as I can.

Glad to see you're into that.

[NorCalMediGrower]

chagas supposed 2 be good 2 i heard

[Jdog5785]

Sounds like Reishi should be the first item someone should start with.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@gorba4ov Nope, but reishi is not all that specific for insomnia. Search under my videos for "sleep" and a few videos with tips should pop up.

[hotmobile1]

This herb is great. I love it!!!

[siorai1]

i have a question i was hoping you could answer.

ive been taking reishi for a while , but i have just stated including pure virgin coconut oil in my diet .

but i have read that coconut oil kills all fungi species,

do you know if taking it while taking reishi or cordyceps would kill the benefit of these ?

thanks

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@siorai1 No it definitely won't affect them.

[RevKale]

This video is the top search on youtube for 'reishi mushroom benefits'

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@RevKale ;)

[maidenkid84]

@SecretsOfLongevity good video man. this is how i pictured humanity. making videos and exchanging life saving information. all the while living long enough for the magnet trains to bring us together in person lol

[frantastic2012]

Doesn't the boiling kill the live food properties? Love and Peace...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@frantastic2012 You're not taking in macronutrients from herb, you're taking in the phytochemicals and alkaloids etc. These are not damaged in reishi when you boil it. The cell walls in reishi are so impenetrable that you can't have a raw extract of it. You can have a raw alcohol tincture of it but alcohol extracts different constituents compared to a hot water extraction. Both are great but they have different effects.

[frantastic2012]

@SecretsOfLongevity thank you... I boiled some of my dry reishi and drank it yesterday... I don't think I boiled it long enough... I guess I can reboil the same reishi a few times?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@frantastic2012 Yeah you can. Boil it for at least an hour or even 2.

[SSQC23]

Beautiful video! We've had amazing results with Reishi for helping with angina chest pain, heart disease reversal, immune strength, and increasing Shen energy! Thanks!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@anko8aug Who's suggested growing it? It grows wild all over the world.

[anko8aug]

IT WAS REALLY FROM CHINA NOT JAPAN STOLEN IT FROM CHINA 

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@anko8aug No one stole anything from anywhere, reishi grows all over the world.

[chi854]

@anko8aug get a fucking life, reishi is found all over the world just mostly in china and japan.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@allforjesus22 Alright, well Reishi grow all over the world. The Japanese pioneered the cultivation of red reishi (the most potent type) but the Chinese now have the highest quality reishi available. Organic Duanwood reishi is the best type of cultivated reishi and that's the one sold at the link I have for Hyperion Herbs. Enjoy, reishi is an amazing herb!

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@allforjesus22 Not sure what you mean by JRA mushrooms. You can get a Reishi mushroom producy I recommend at the link in the description box below the video.

[qdubbs]

your an amazing teacher, and a beautiful dude! keep up the great work

[herbgardner00]

Oldie but a goodie. Great vid.

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@herbgardner00 Hehehe, thanks! It's fun to go back and see how one's presentation skills have changed, even in the span of less than a year!

[PakDaeHan]

these statements has not been approved by the FDA

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@PakDaeHan Of course they haven't! They also don't approve of much else i nthe way of what actually promotes health!

[ThebekindNetwork]

does the mushroom have to be dried before I boil it...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@ThebekindNetwork Nope, you can use it fresh straight from a tree. That being said, reishi is very dry and woody anyways :)

[jamesmills51]

Can u make a tincture from the mushroom? If in the tea form what is the proper amount?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

@jamesmills51 Yes you can make a tincture out of reishi. With tonic herbs there really isn't a set amount for a ratio, but if you have enough water to cover the herbs and then some, you can boil it for awhile and not end up boiling your pot dry... which is important as reishi needs about 2 hours of simmering.

[greatbydesign33]

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[cjswebsite]

so is it cooling or warming? I thought it was cooling. im wondering cuz i have a cooling deficiency and cant handle to stimulating things. but i did order some of this and ashwangdaha which i know is cooling

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Reishi is classified as warming but it is also a calming sedative so it would be perfect for balancing an constitution that is somewhat of a "vata" type (cool and nervous/easily overstimulated).

Ashwagandha is also a warming herb, not cooling according to Ayurvedic classification.

[trevfrank]

does it work if i just take the reishi powder and mix it in my smoothie? i don't want to drink it as a tea...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

If it's an extract (meaning a dried tea, dried alcohol extract or combination of both) you can add it straight in. In my article in the top right hand info box I have a link to Hyperion Herbs which has very high quality extracts that you can add straight to elixirs and blended drinks.

[adamatova]

I don't know. First, the tea I made - boiling broken up pieces in water for over 30 minutes only produced a very light brown liquid. Ingesting it was nothing remarkable. It tasted slightly bitter but I didn't get a buzz or feel anything else for that matter. So, hm. What if I pulverized it and then boiled that, would it make a diff to the potency?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Possibly, it's ideally simmered for at least an hour or more for reishi.

It should end up fairly dark, so you might want to try using more of the mushroom as well.

[reddragon090909]

The reishi i use, is toi reishi. It comes in pill capsules grinded up, so no bitterness :) it works really well.. you can feel the difference. If you take one before a work out, or if your feeling sick or anything

[adamatova]

Hi - what kind of pots are those?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Steel with a ceramic coating.

[adamatova]

They're cool. Must be better than using metal straight with the herbs. Kind of acts like a buffer.

[mellowmushgrapetripp]

you got some great wisdom, reshi is a good lucid experience! i take it in tea form ..i still prefer psilocybin over reshi but hey why compare take um both ahahah

[mrjimmypayjo]

Great video! Really well researched and summarized.

Do you have any idea of how long you can keep dried sliced reishi for? I found some in my cupboard from a few years ago. I guess the potency will just be lower...

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Thanks :)

This is just my intuition, but if they've been stored in a cool dark and dry place they should be fine! Light and air oxidizes the phytochemicals in herbs quicker than anything. However, because of the tough cellular structure of medicinal mushrooms, my guess is that they're hardier.

If you brew 'em and you get a dark bitter liquid, they're still good!

[mrjimmypayjo]

Oh yeah, it's dark and bitter.

That makes sense. Thanks!

[StarFlower99654]

This vid is just the kick in the pants I needed. I have a whole pound of reishi I got several months ago and only tried it twice, but due to that bitterness I dropped it from my tonic. Now I am going to add it back in but double the pau d'arco to balance the taste. What do you use to camoflage that bitterness?

[SecretsOfLongevity]

Chinese licorice (it's important for it to be Chinese since it has special properties). Or you could use honey, yacon or stevia (or even other types of licorice).

You can also use other herbs like you mentioned with the pau d'arco. Just use bunch of nice tasting herbs and it'll hide the bitterness, yeah :)

[Dreadwitch]

oooo reishi =D