Ganoderma, Ling Zhi 灵芝 GanodermaLing Zhi (TCM)Shing sha mang  ཤིང་ཤ་ཤ་མང་ (Tibet) Bulk Ganoderma Ling Zhi at the Chengdu Medicine Market (Adam, 2010) Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum, G. sinensis (syn. G. japonicum)Other species reportedly used synonymously include G. tenue and G. capense.A number of different Ganoderma are available on the Chinese market, all sold as varieties of Ling Zhi.One Chinese classic says “There are 120 species of them”.  Traditional Chinese texts list a number of varieties of Ling Zhi: Qing Zhi (“Blue-Green Ganoderma”) from Taishan Mountain Chi Zhi (“Red Ganoderma”) from Huoshan Mountain. Huang Zhi (“Yellow Ganoderma”) from Songshan Mountain. Bai Zhi (“White Ganoderma”) from Huashan Mountain. Hei Zhi (“Black Ganoderma”) from Changshan Mountain Zi Zhi (“Purple Ganoderma”) from the valley of Gaoxia Mountain “The above six Ganodermas are ‘herbs for the Immortals.’ They are rare in our secular world. There are many varieties of them. They differ from each other in shapes”. (Tao Hong Jing) Parts used: Dried sporophore (Fungii)The spore powder in now also available. Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet Classification: G. Sedate the Heart, Mind and Spirit Uses: 1. Tonifies Qi, Nourishes Blood: -low energy, poor appetite-Consumption, Shortness of Breath from deficiency-traditionally to strengthen the tendons and bones-Leukopenia;…

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