Safety · Supplement
Reishi: side effects, safety & interactions
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet action; rare liver reports at high doses.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally safe; mild antiplatelet action; rare liver reports at high doses.
Interactions to respect
Anticoagulants (warfarin) — Mild antiplatelet action — additive bleeding risk.
What Reishi is
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a medicinal mushroom used for immunity, stress, and sleep.
The honest bottom line
Best evidence as a supportive adjunct in cancer care; a gentle tonic otherwise. Buy fruiting-body extract.
Related reading
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Sources
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