REISHI
INFORMATION
LATIN NAME
Ganoderma lucidum
OTHER NAMES
Ling Chi, Ling Chih, Ling Zhi, Mannentake, Saiwai-take, Sarunouchitake, Panacea Polypore
ABOUT
Renowned for its health-stimulating properties, it is traditionally associated with royalty, health and recuperation, longevity, sexual prowess, wisdom, and happiness.
The smell of the Reishi is a musty, mealy, not sweet, and not pleasant. It is sold dry in pill, tea, or whole form. Typically they are extracted in hot water for teas, tinctures, syrups, and soups. Some people enjoy making a tea from fresh, living specimens, breaking them into pieces, boiling water for 2 hours and then steeping for 30 minutes. The tea is reheated to a desired temperature, strained and served, without sweeteners. If a daily regimen of Reishi tea is followed, as little as 3-5 grams per person has been traditionally prescribed. The antler forms, with a reduced hymenial package, have a rich, mildly sweet, and soothing flavour reaction. The well-developed conk forms have a more bitter aftertaste. Yellow strains are more often bitter than the red and black strains.
NUTRITIONAL CONTENT
2 grams of Reishi mushroom contains:
10 calories
2g carbohydrates
1g protein
0g fat
5.2mg Calcium
0.3mg Iron
WHERE TO BUY
Buy directly from us by contacting us anytime.
Find our mushrooms at the Pemberton Valley Supermarket and occasionally at The Pony Restaurant in Pemberton.
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