Lingzhi and Pollen : Management of Contagious Disease Caused by Impaired Immune System
When we are sick, what do we usually do? We see the doctor and take medicine, right? But do you know that in our body, we have a built-in system that helps us handle all these germs that invade our body? That system is called the Immune System. This term Immune System may seem very abstract to some of us - which part of the body is it? What is it exactly? The human immune system is very complicated. It is a precise biochemical system that comprises of different types of immune cells that interact in a cooperative, yet restrictive way to protect the body. Essentially, they are a group of many different immune cells that work closely with each other, like an orchestra, to defend the body. When the system is impaired (or not finely tuned), our immunity will be reduced / lost, allowing foreign bodies to invade and over time, leading to sickness / death. So it is very important that the immune system can work optimally. What is Immune System? The immune system comprises of: (a) On the...