Ling Zhi or Ling Chi

Ganoderma lucidum is an ancient Chinese herb revered for many centuries for its exceptional healing properties.

Japanese call it REISHI (from the ancient goddess of health, life and eternal youth, Reishi or "Sen shi") and in China as Ling Zhi "Ling Chi" (‘Ling’ means divine gift; ‘chi’ means life force), it is also called the “Herb of Deathlessness” for its reputed ingredients that will make a person live FOREVER.

Its botanical name; Ganoderma Lucidum Gano; "Ganos" is a Greek word meaning ‘bright’, Derma means ‘skin’ and "Lucidum" means ‘shining’. Ganoderma Lucidum; Reishi; Ling Zhi or Ling Chi are all actually the name of a mushroom; a fleshy fungus of the Polyporacea family, and has the chief job of being a wood decomposer. The mushroom feeds and nourishes itself from decaying logs. It prefers to grow, in the wild – under the shade of tree branches and in the dim lighting of a mountain side.