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靈芝 Lingzhi
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Chinese Name |
靈芝 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Lingzhi |
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English Name |
Lucid Ganoderma |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Ganoderma |
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Category |
Seaweeds and fungi |
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Origin |
The dried fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss.ex Fr.) Karst., Ganoderma sinense Zhao, Xu et Zhang.(Polyporaceae) |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in eastern and southwestern China, as well as the provinces of Hebei and Guangxi. |
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Macroscopic Features |
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. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, thick flesh, lustrous. |
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Properties |
Sweet, neutral |
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Functions |
Supplements qi, calms spirit, stops cough, calms panting. Apply to dizziness and insomnia, palpitations and panting, cough due to exhaustion. |
| Link |
 Medicinal Plant Images Database
Phytochemical Image Database
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00359 |
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