Tired and wired at the same time
It is a specific kind of exhausted: flat by 3pm, then alert the moment your head hits the pillow. Reishi has been used for centuries and it is not a stimulant, which is exactly the point. It is taken to help your body settle rather than to push it harder.
Filed under what you actually feel
Give it weeks, not days
Reishi is a slow, cumulative herb. Take 1 full dropper, 20 drops, once daily for maintenance, or up to 3 times daily when you need more. Hold it in your mouth for 30 seconds, or add it to water. It contains 20% alcohol, so add the drops to a hot drink and let it stand a minute or 2 if you would rather avoid the ethanol. Read the cautions properly before you start: reishi may increase bleeding risk, particularly alongside anticoagulants, and it can interact with blood-pressure and diabetes medication.
Not sure whether reishi or lion’s mane is the right one for you, or how either fits with what you already take? You do not have to guess. Anita, the natural-health practitioner behind Guiding Truth in Nelspruit, knows the whole range and is glad to help you choose. Send her a message and a real person, not a call centre, will help you find the product that fits. She does not diagnose or prescribe, so for anything medical she will always point you to your doctor first.
Reishi, Spring Water, Organic Food-Grade Ethanol (20%).
Shake well before use. Take one full dropper (20 drops) one to three times daily: once daily for maintenance, three times in acute cases. Hold in the mouth for 30 seconds, or add to a glass of water. Contains 20% alcohol; to avoid ethanol, add the drops to a hot drink and let it evaporate for a minute or two.
Possible reactions include dryness of the mouth or throat, dizziness, rash, headache, stomach upset or nosebleeds. Reishi may increase bleeding risk, especially alongside anticoagulants, and may interact with blood-pressure and diabetes medications. Not suitable during pregnancy or breastfeeding due to insufficient safety data. Consult your healthcare practitioner or herbalist before use if you take any medication.
This is an unregistered complementary medicine that has not been evaluated by SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use. It is not intended to replace any prescribed medication. Consult your healthcare practitioner before use.
Reishi is a mushroom that has been used for centuries. Ours is a double-extract tincture, 50ml, in spring water and organic food-grade ethanol.
Shake the bottle, then take 1 full dropper, about 20 drops. Once a day for maintenance, up to 3 times a day when you need more.
Reishi is the calming one, taken for a settled mind, sleep and recovery. Lion’s mane is the clear-headed one, taken for focus and memory. People often run 1 in the evening and the other in the morning. Ask Anita if you want a steer.
It is not a sedative. It is taken to support a calmer, more balanced state rather than to knock you out. If you find it settling, take it in the evening.
Check with your healthcare practitioner first. Reishi may increase bleeding risk alongside anticoagulants and can interact with blood-pressure and diabetes medication.
