Ganoderma, also known as Gano and red reishi mushroom has been used in traditional Asian medicines for more than 4,000 years making it one of the oldest mushrooms known to have been used in medicine. The Reishi mushroom is a symbol for health, and is depicted in the Emperor’s residences in the Forbidden City as well as the Summer Palace. The Chinese goddess of healing Kuan Yin is sometimes depicted holding a Reishi mushroom. The mushroom revered as the “Mushroom of Immortality”, Reishi is truly one of the most impressive medicinal mushrooms both in its potency and its wide range of potential benefits. Because of its presumed health benefits and apparent absence of side-effects, it has attained a reputation in the East as the ultimate herbal substance.
