Nature's Way standardized Ganoderma mushroom is a scientifically advanced herbal extract collected from the whole fruiting body and standardized to 10% polysaccharides. ganoderma is a traditional tonic mushroom for well-being.
ganoderma Mushroom is also known by the name Lucky Fungus. ganoderma Mushrooms grow wild on decaying logs and tree stumps in the coastal provinces of China. The fruiting body of the mushroom is employed medicinally. ganoderma occurs in six different colors, but the red variety is most commonly used and commercially cultivated in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. The Latin word lucidum means "shiny" or "brilliant", and refers to the varnished surface of ganoderma's cap, which is reddish orange to black. In the Taoist tradition, ganoderma is said to enhance spiritual receptivity. It was used by monks to calm the spirit and mind. It is also considered a symbol of feminine sexuality. ganoderma has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years to treat liver disorders, hypertension, arthritis, and other ailments. The Chinese have always regarded the mushroom as having special properties. Mushrooms are regarded as "spirit medicine' because they are believed to nourish the "shen", or spirit. As such, they are considered particularly important in vegetarian diets and regarded as a medicinal food that promotes longevity. Various medicinal mushrooms are used by the Chinese. One of the oldest recorded botanical monograph has claimed that ganoderma Mushroom made the body "lighter", which may refer to its ability to reduce cholesterol and blood lipid levels. ganoderma also has immune potentiating properties.
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