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Reishi and Reduced Blood Cholesterol

Research synthesisLow evidenceSmall effect3 studies · 1 beneficial · 2 neutral · 0 harmful

Across 3 studies, 1 reported a small beneficial effect of reishi on reduced blood cholesterol, while 2 found neutral effects. The single beneficial study was a randomized controlled trial in 110 participants with dyslipidemia, showing significant total cholesterol reduction after 12 weeks. The median study duration was 63 days, and effects were typically observed at 8-12 weeks.

  • Studied populations: people with dyslipidemia

Caveats: Evidence base is small (only 3 studies) — conclusions should be considered preliminary. Many of the included studies did not reach statistical significance — effect may be smaller than the predominant direction suggests.

Generated Jun 10, 2026
Doses used in studies
  • g/day: 6 (median 6, IQR 6–6) — 1 study
  • mg/day: 200–11,200 (median 5,700, IQR 200–11,200) — 1 study
Time to effect
Median: 9 weeks · IQR 7.5 weeks–10.5 weeks · Range 6 weeks–2.8 months — Reported in 2 of 3 studies
Safety in these studies
3 of 3 papers
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