Both brands of opened capsules tasted like a very dark chocolate = full of fillers
We purchased two other brands of reishi from a retail store in capsules (each around $25-30) but was too anxious to wait.  Both brands of opened capsules tasted like a very dark chocolate = full of fillers.  Continuing my search I found this Real Mushrooms brand who has ALL the information I was looking for including where it's sourced from/grown, polysaccharide content, all ingredients, how it was extracted and that it's bitter!  All the reviews backing this up are true.  It's more expensive, however I've already learned you get what you pay for with reishi.<br /><br />It's only been about 4 days taking it daily so I can't say if I notice anything yet.  I read vitamin C helps break down the polysaccharides leading to higher absorption, so I mix 1,000mg of real vitamin C from HealthSource with water (do not take abscorbic acid as it's linked with arterial plaque, gallstones, who knows what else), take a big sip of the C water, then dump 1/4 tsp reishi directly onto my tongue, then gulp down the rest of the C water to flush the bitterness out of my mouth.  Also found some info that taking it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning (if you can handle it) , plus extra water &#34;helps flush poisons from your system.&#34;  Today I started doing that and my stomach handled it fine and I've felt remarkably calm despite being a normal workday, so there may be something to it!<br /><br />Luckily we were able to return the originally purchased bottles for full refunds and now have an actual source!
Rating: 5 stars