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over 4,000 years Ganoderma Lucidum has been the most revered
herb in Chinese medicine and remains one of the most
fascinating and highly documented foods ever encountered in
nature. With well over 150 antioxidants and
phytonutrients, Ganoderma Lucidum is the closest thing to
nutritional perfection found in nature.
Interestingly, Ganoderma Lucidum is extremely rare and grows
on only two out of ten-thousand aged plum trees found in the
dense and humid high mountain forests of Asia.
First labeled "God's Herb"
or "Spiritual Herb" by the Chinese, Ganoderma Lucidum
was consumed regularly by emperors because of their strong
belief in its ability to give them eternal youth and
prosperity. Its fame and benefits were featured in
different works of art and literature such as:
- sculptures in
the Forbidden City and Summer Place (China)
- "Compendium of
Materia Medica" (medical book)
- "The White
Snake" (Chinese fairytale)
- "The Iliad" by
Homer (Greek epic poem)
Another early milestone in
Ganoderma Lucidum's history is the book "Herbal
Pharmacopeia". One of Chinese medicine's founding fathers,
Shen Nong, categorized 365 botanical, zoological and mineral
organisms as "Superior", "Average" or "Fair" medications.
Superior medications treated multiple diseases and regulated
body balance; average herbs worked as tonics or boosters;
and fair substances served as medications for specific
ailments. He documented this study through the book and
ranked Ganoderma Lucidum (Reishi) as #1 in all three
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