Reishi reduces pain from postherpetic neuralgia. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on postherpetic neuralgia.
J Nutr. 2006 Mar;136(3 Suppl):816S-820S. PMID: 9862025
Administration of hot water soluble extracts of Ganoderma lucidum (GI) (36 to 72 g dry weight/day) decreased pain dramatically in two patients with postherpetic neuralgia recalcitrant to standard therapy and two other patients with severe pain due to herpes zoster infection.