reishi ( Ling – zhi, Hed-lin – jue ) is well known as the Holly mushroom with its cure – all health benefits. It can only be cultivated in mountainous areas of Asia. In traditional Thai medicine, has long been utilized as a balancing remedy that naturally enhances immune system. β – 1, 3 – D – glucan founded in the fungus has been proven as activator of the immune system by increasing the activity of white blood cells (WBC) especially macrophage, lymphocyte, NK cell therefore lower the risk of cancer, diuretic, bronchitis, and immune system disorder. In additional, Triterpenes including Ergosterol, Ganoderic acid A, Ganoderic acid B in inhibits the release of histamine, which is a major cause of allergy. As a result, is an excellent ingredient to be added in food supplements for health equilibrium.
The lingzhi mushroom is a species complex that encompasses several fungal species of the genus Ganoderma, most commonly the closely related species Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma tsugae, and Ganoderma lingzhi. G. lingzhi is frequently used in East Asia, where it has been used as a medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries.English nameEnglish lingzhi or ling chih (sometimes spelled “ling chi” from French EFEO Chinese transcription) is a Chinese loanword. The Oxford English Dictionary gives Chinese “líng divine + zhī fungus” as the origin of ling chih or lingzhi, and defines, “The fungus Ganoderma lucidum, believed in China to confer longevity and used as a symbol of this on Chinese ceramic ware.” The OED notes the earliest recorded usage of the Wade–Gilesromanization ling chih in 1904, and of the Pinyin lingzhi in 1980. In addition to the transliterated loanword, English names include “glossy ganoderma” and “shiny polyporus”.Thai nameThai เห็ด หลิน จือ (mushroom hlin cheu) is a Chinese loanword.
