The health benefits of reishi mushrooms
While reishi mushrooms are generally safe for most people to experiment with, they can cause some side effects—digestive and otherwise—so you should consult with your doctor before taking them. (That goes double if you're pregnant, breast feeding, about to have surgery, or have any type of blood disorder or high/low blood pressure.)
Once your MD gives you the all-clear, however, there are lots of ways that reishi 'shrooms can potentially enhance your health. Below are 10 benefits that have been uncovered by scientists—although it's important to note that many of these studies weren't conducted on humans (or if they were, the sample size was very small), and more research needs to happen before these theories are definitively proven.