Gaia Herbs Respiratory Mushroom Blend 40 Vegan Capsules

Gaia Herbs - Respiratory Mushroom Blend - 40 Vegan Capsules

The extracted fruiting bodies of mushrooms have been used for thousands of years to support well-being. Bring this ancient wisdom to your daily routine with this blend of two adaptogenic, respiratory-supporting traditional mushrooms: Reishi and Cordyceps. This formula is designed to help maintain overall lung and respiratory health.

• 100% fruiting bodies — no fillers, starch, grains, or mycelium.
• 100% organically grown and sustainably sourced mushrooms.
• 5x strength: each capsule = 2,500 mg of dry mushrooms.
• Hot water and dual extracted mushrooms for optimal bioavailability, absorption, and digestibility.

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Reishi
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) has been called the mushroom of immortality; in Chinese this mushroom is known as Ling Zhi. Native to Europe, Asia and North America, Reishi has been revered in China for thousands of years. It is depicted in many Chinese works of art and is utilized in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Reishi can be found in varying climates throughout the world, preferring tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climates where deciduous hardwood trees are abundant. Despite its adaptability to different climates and topography, Reishi remains elusive.

Only two or three out of 10,000 mature hardwood trees have Reishi growing on them, with oak and maple being the most common. A mushroom goes through many stages during its life cycle, just like any plant or animal. Each part of a mushroom has unique attributes that support wellness and serve a different purpose for the organism, but it's the fruiting bodies that receive the most attention and are the most familiar. Fruiting bodies emerge from the substrate on which they grow — such as trees or fallen logs — to become the part of the mushroom we recognize. They're the above-ground part that we can see when we walk through the woods, and they're also what have been traditionally foraged and consumed, in food and supplements.

Cordyceps
Cordyceps sinensis are so highly valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine that they were exclusively available to the emperor's family in ancient China. TCM traditionally used Cordyceps as an adaptogen and immunosupportive herb, to support the kidney and lung systems. Cordyceps grows wild in the Himalayan foothills of Tibet and Bhutan, where it infects and then devours the pupal stage (or caterpillar) of ghost moths. From this caterpillar, it grows a grass-shaped fruiting body, which then releases spores for reproduction. Due to the unique nature of its development, the Chinese named it “winter worm summer grass.” Wild C. sinensis is both expensive and rare.

Recently, cultivated varieties (Cordyceps militaris) have been developed. These Cordyceps fruiting bodies are cultivated on nutritious barley substrate, and they are therefore vegan. Research has shown that C. militaris and C. sinensis provide similar support, and they are used interchangeably in TCM and other branches of herbalism. A mushroom goes through many stages during its life cycle, just like any plant or animal. Each part of a mushroom has unique attributes that support wellness and serve a different purpose for the organism, but it's the fruiting bodies that receive the most attention and are the most familiar. Fruiting bodies emerge from the substrate on which they grow — such as trees or fallen logs — to become the part of the mushroom we recognize. They're the above-ground part that we can see when we walk through the woods, and they're also what have been traditionally foraged and consumed, in food and supplements.