Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum)

Lingzhi is still called Ganoderma grass, the people are also called fairy grass. In fact, it is not a grass, but a fungus, the Ganoderma family, often parasites on wooden stakes or stumps of mountainous broad-leaved trees.

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Reishi include fungal mycelium and fruit. the mushroom is main part to make medicine. On a round cylindrical mushroom stalk, grow an oval mushroom cap, the surface is covered with rings, the number of rings represents the age of the fungus. When young Ganoderma is milky white, mature turns reddish brown, glossy. The back of the mushroom cap is a white or light brown multi-hole fruit. When growing in a mushroom tube, it spreads out many brown spores, having favorable conditions, it will grow into a mushroom mycelium and then develop into a mushroom fruit.

Ganoderma is used as a tonic , a slightly bitter sweetness, temperate, has the effect of supplementing the blood, nourishing the mind, sedating, reducing cough, asthma, can be used to treat neurasthenia, high blood pressure, disease heart valves, too high levels of colostrum, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, wheezing in children, neutropenia.

The chemical composition of Ganoderma mainly consists of amino acids, proteins, fungallysozyme, sugars, alkaloids, vitamin B2, C, . Mannitol, trehalose.

Currently Ganoderma has been processed into tablets and injections for treating asthma, cough, high blood pressure, neurasthenia, insomnia, and very effective results.

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