For thousands of years Ganoderma has been considered by the Chinese to be a high quality herbal medicine. Among many types of mushroom, only Ganoderma mushroom was highly praised for more than 2000 years. The so-called ‘A-one Medicine’ is the best medicine which does not have any side effects, even after using for long time. It can improve one’s constitution, increase the body’s healing ability, help maintain a healthy body and prolonged life.
Ganoderma mushroom is from the Mycetes kingdom. These are generally short and tiny fungi unable to produce their own nutrient through photosynthesis like green plants.
They can either Earth breed or lead a parasitic life by surviving on nutrients of other plants and animals.
Within the Mycetes kingdom, Basidiomycetes such as Ganoderma Lucidum and mushroom are the superior grade. Many are edible and have excellent healing properties. These fungi naturally become the more precious medicinal herb in the Basidiomycetes kingdom.
“The Outline of Herbal Medicine”, written by a very famous Chinese pharmacologist Dr. Li Shin-Chen, classifies Ganodermas by color into six categories. They are Black Ganoderma, Purple Ganoderma, Blue Ganoderma, White Ganoderma, Yellow Ganoderma, Red Ganoderma.
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