Lucid Ganoderma

Primarily produced in eastern and southwestern China, as well as the provinces of Hebei and Guangxi.

Chi zhi: Umbrella-like shaped, the mushroom top is kidney-shaped, semi-circular, or nearly round, 10~18cm diameter, 1~2cm thick. Skin is hard, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, lustrous, with ringed ridges and radial wrinkles, with thin and flat edges, rolled inward. Flesh is white to pale brown. Stipe is cylindrical, lateral, rarely marginal, 7~15cm, 1~3.5cm diameter, and reddish-brown to purple-brown, lustrous. Tiny spores, yellowish-brown. faintly aromatic odor; bitter and astringent taste. Zi zhi: Skin is purple and paint-like lustrous. Flesh is rusty-brown. Stipe is 17~23cm long. Cultivated ling zhi: Sporocarp is relatively thick and fat, 12~22cm diameter, 1.5~4cm thick. Skin is often covered with abundant powdery yellowish-brown spores.

Superior medicinal material is large, thick flesh, lustrous.

Sweet, neutral

Supplements qi, calms spirit, stops cough, calms panting. Apply to dizziness and insomnia, palpitations and panting, cough due to exhaustion.