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| Health Benefits |
| Biomed Support: insomnia, restlessness, weak digestion, cough, asthma |
| Pharmacological: antibiotic, anticholesterol, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, antitussive, anti-asthmatic, sedative, expectorant, analgesic, hypotensive, strengthen immunity[18] |
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Constituents:
ganoderma acid, lucidenic acid, fumaric acid, palmitic acid, resins, alkaloids, mannitol, glucosamine, purines, coumarin |
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| Fun Facts |
| Other Names: Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing |
| Ganoderma lucidum is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Ganoderma lucidum USDA Zones:
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| Category: Calm Shen ▶ |
| English: Reishi Mushroom Pinyin: Ling Zhi Pharmaceutical: Ganoderma |
| Organs: Heart • Liver • Lung Temperature: Neutral |
| Taste: Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Qi and Blood deficiency, Heart and Spleen Deficiency |
| Actions: nourish Heart, calms restless Shen, stop cough and wheezing, tonify Qi, nourish blood[22] • tonify Heart Qi & Blood, tonify Lung Qi [21] |
| Indications: restless Shen, Qi and Blood deficiency, Heart and Spleen deficiency, insomnia, poor memory, weak digestion, poor appetite, loose stool, dizziness, lower back pain, fatigue, cough, asthma |
| Contraindications: caution with excess conditions[21] |
| Typical Dosage: 3g to 15g, powder(1.5-3g)[21] Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Notable for: |
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| Dui Yao |
| ■ LING ZHI/DA ZAO: mutual reinforcement of action to harmonize restlessness, tonify Spleen, and tonify blood. This combination is often used in Ling Zhi Chinese chicken soup (particularly black chicken). |
| Combine With |
Purpose |
| Dang Gui + Bai Shao + Suan Zao Ren + Long Yan Rou |
Restless Shen causing insomnia 22 |
| Dang Shen + Wu Wei Zi + Gan Jiang + Ban Xia |
Asthma and coughing from deficiency or Lung phlegm dampness 21 |
| Shan Zhu Yu + ren Shen + Sheng Di Huang |
Deficiency consumption 21 |
| Formulas with Ling Zhi |
| Ling Zhi is not often found in formulas. It can be consumed in various forms like tea, powder, or supplements or by boiling the mushroom in water. It is most often used in a soup with some form of protein (chicken, pork). |
| Alert |
| Be cautions with all medicine. |
| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs: None noted
Pharma Drugs:anticoagulant/antiplatelets, antihypertensives, antidiabetics, liver disorders, bleeding disorder
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