Reishi is the No.1 medicinal mushroom proved historically and scientifically.
3. Reishi can grow from the soil
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Scientific name |
Japanese name |
Chinese name |
Belongs to |
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Ganoderma lucidum |
Man nen take
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Ling Zhi
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Polyporaceae family |
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Man : 10,000 nen : year Take : mushroom |
Ling : spritual Zhi : mushroom |
Poly : many Poraceae : porous family |
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This means the human being can live up to 10,000 years with taking in this mushroom or the mushroom itself is durable during 10,000 years because of it's solid structures. |
This means Ling Zhi affect the mental condition, sometimes works as tranquilizer with deep sleeping caused by Ling Zhi intake. |
This means the underportion of mushroom cup has a numerous pores. |
Reishi is a Japanese pronunciation
of the Chinese character,
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In Japanese, Polyporaceae means "Family of Monkey Stool" which comes from the situation of mushroom growing in the forest. Among Polyporaceae, there are so many kinds of species but Reishi is one of the most medicinal mushrooms.
As you see from the above, the Japanese & Chinese name of G. lucidum have both meaning of “Medicine” or “Medicinal” eventually, and also imply “Immortality mushroom“.
Of course we don’t want to all rely upon the legends or proverbs, in which however, there seems to have something effective to humankind’s life.
Therefore, we, Biotech has been paying a profound, scientific attention to G. lucidum for more than 25 years. Biotech was established on June 23, 1979, under this name.
Whenever I said “Biotech” at that time, everyone asked me, “What does it mean?” Like this, the word of "Bio" or "Bio-technology" was not so popular like as at present.
Our company, Biotech stands on "Bio-science" for more than 25 years, specialized in medicinal mushroom science.
In Japan
Since the old days, there has been a proverb that Mushroom of monkey stool (Polyporaceae) is good for cancer.
Especially mushrooms grown on plum or Japanese apricot are best one.
And there was a legend written in the age of 700 years, in which they say "Some one who is dutiful to his parents picked up Mannentake and served it to his father who was ill in bed recovered soon".
Then, Mannentake was so highly evaluated that only high class persons as aristocrats can take in for serious diseases.
In China
There have been so many legends written in the past, from 2,000 years to 100 years ago.
Many of them mentioned that Ling Zhi good for incurable diseases or immortality.
3. Reishi can grow from the soil
Reishi is called as "Stump & root decaying fungi" in the sub section of Polyporaceae.
In case of artificial cultivation of Reishi, the wood log, a full of mycelia run, are laid into the soil, so that the soil preparation with minerals and compost is the most important factors for getting the highest quality of Reishi.
So that Reishi can absorb the spirit of the earth, we can say.