Ganoderma Lucidum is a medicinal mushroom with a number of natural health benefits. Ganoderma isn’t a medicine but a mushroom with medicinal properties. Ganoderma isn’t a medicine because it is not a cure for any specific disease. Ganoderma is an alternative health remedy which can be used while undergoing treatment from modern health care professionals. Sometimes Ganoderma is also referred as Magic Mushroom, this is due to the fact that many people accidently discover some health benefits from Ganoderma which they least expected from it. Ganoderma isn’t based on a marketing gimmick but a marketing gimmick based on real health benefits that many people have realized themselves and the person who is writing this is one of them.

Ganoderma Lucidum is actually an ancient medicine of China which has a medicinal history of over 4000 years. It is a traditional medicine which has many popular names like in China it is called Lingzhi while in Japan it is known as Reishi. Ganoderma Lucidum is a botanical name. Gano and derma are derived from Greek where gano means shiny and derma means skin. So, natural ganoderma has a bright shiny appearance. (more…)

Ganoderma lucidum is a genus of fungus which grows on wood,also known as Reishi or Lingzhi. Ganoderma lucidum is the scientific name for a species of Red Mushrooms and is said to be more powerful than Ginseng. Known as the “Miraculous King of Herbs”, is listed as a Superior Herb in Sheng Nong”s Pharmacopeia, an ancient Chinese Herbal Text dating back over 2,000 years.

Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a woody mushroom highly regarded in traditional medicine and is widely consumed in the belief that it promotes health and longevity, lowers the risk of cancer and heart disease and boosts the immune system.

In a Chinese medical encyclopedia “Bencao Gangmu”, an ancient medical practitioner Lee Shizhen from Ming Dynasty classified Ganoderma as the “superior herb”. He grouped Ganoderma herb into six categories by its color and form, namely Green, Purple, Red, Yellow, White and Black Ganoderma. All six types have its own medicinal values and healing effects. According to the record, “continuous consumption of Ganoderma makes your body light and young, lengthening life and making you like an immortal who never dies”. (more…)