Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
Ling Zhi 灵芝
Ganoderma Reishi Mushroom or ganoderma
Also known as Mu Ling Zhi, Zi Ling Zhi
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Materia Medica Data
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- HT, LIV, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Ganoderma
- Chinese
- 灵芝
- Tone Marks
- líng zhī
- Also Known As
- Mu Ling Zhi, Zi Ling Zhi
- Translation
- Spiritual Mushroom
Chinese Herb Actions
- Nourishes the Heart and calms the Spirit Nourishes Heart Blood and Spleen Qi and treats deficiency causing insomnia, fatigue, poor memory, and poor appetite.
- Stops cough and wheezing Stop cough, arests wheezing, disperses phlegm. For cough with copious sputum caused by cold, chronic asthma, and difficulty breathing
- Tonifies Blood and Qi For Qi and Blood Deficiency causing poor digestion with loose stools, low appetite, dizziness fatique, and lower back pain.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-15 grams in decoction, 1.5-3 grams in powder (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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