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Botanical name: Ganoderma lucidum
Ling Zhi
Botany
Known as the herb of immortality
Reishi grows on wood and is very rare to find in the wild, most reishi for purchase are cultivated
A good herb to take daily, add to smoothies, teas, or coffee.
Taste
Bitter, sweet, neutral
Therapeutic actions
Adaptogenic: aid in the body's ability to adapt to stress in all forms.
Anti-aging: slow the aging process
Anti-cancer
Immunity boosting
Immunomodulator
Tonic: strengthens and improves bodily performance
Antibiotic
Antioxidant
Cognative enhancer
Detoxicant
Hepatoprotective
Liver tonic
Nervine: strengthens or tones the nerves and nervous system
Analgesic: relieves or diminishes pain
Alkaline
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Sincerely,
Emilee Wright
A Mercurial Consciousness