Traditional Herbs from Ganoderma lucidum

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Wash 3-10 g of lingzhi mushrooms in running water.
Boil the mushrooms until they boil.
Strain the boiled product.
Drink.

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Prepare 15 g lingzhi mushrooms, wash clean.
Boil in 4 glasses of water until 2 glasses remain.
Strain the boiled product.
Add 1 tablespoon honey.
Drink 2 times 1 glass a day.

What is Ganoderma lucidum Looks like??

Parts of Ganoderma lucidum that could be used

All Parts of the Plant

Ganoderma lucidum Distribution

Ganoderma lucidum was first discovered by a Chinese farmer named Shen Nong and was only consumed by nobles and kings during the Han Dynasty. This type of mushroom is a favorite mushroom with medicinal properties and has long been used in various communities around the world to prevent and treat various diseases. One of them is used in traditional Chinese medicine, for fitness and immunity, which is generally processed into soup. In Indonesia, this type of mushroom can be found in Sumatra, Java (including Peucang Island), Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok and Sumbawa.
Agroecology of Ganoderma lucidum
Lingzhi mushrooms grow wild in forests on hard sticks or wood (dead or alive), which can grow well from the lowlands (200 m above sea level) to the highlands (700 m above sea level), with an optimum point of 400-600 m asl. Likes environmental conditions with average rainfall of 2,000-2,500 mm/year, light intensity of 5-7 hours/day, daily temperature of 25-30 °C, and air humidity of 80-95%.
Morphology of Ganoderma lucidum

The mushroom cap is semi-circular like a fan or kidney-shaped, coated with shellac, shiny, thick, hard, wavy or grooved edges, dark red to reddish brown or reddish black and the bottom is white or cream-brown, there are pores. There are circular lines which mark the boundaries of the growth period.
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Basidiospores are elliptical, truncate, long and thick.

Cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum

Propagation uses spores (located at the bottom of the cap). Spores are taken from mature mushrooms.
Propagation uses fruit body tissue, namely by isolating parts of the fruit body into agar media.
Harvesting is done after the entire surface of the cap is colored total red.

Ganoderma lucidum, more details :

Chemical Content of Ganoderma lucidum
Polysaccharides (polysaccharide peptides), adenosine, triterpenes, phenols, amino acids, steroids, nucleotides, ergosterol, coumarin, ganodespurine alkaloids, ganoderiol A, ganoderiol B, ganosporelactone A, ganosporelactone B, ganodermatriol, ganolactone, ganoderic acid.
Benefits of Ganoderma lucidum
Treats insomnia, hypertension (high blood pressure), stomach (gastritis), increases appetite, reduces cholesterol and fat levels in the blood, stabilizes red blood cell membranes, hepatitis, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, rheumatic arthritis, prevents tumors , increases endurance, is aphrodisiac and anti-inflammatory.
Simplisia of Ganoderma lucidum

Another Facts for Ganoderma lucidum :

Synonym of Ganoderma lucidum
Boletus lucidus Curtis, Polyporus lucidus (Curtis) Fr.
Habitus of Ganoderma lucidum
Fern. Saprophytic fungus, annual, cap 5-35 cm wide
Habitat of Ganoderma lucidum