Reishi: The Brilliant Mushroom

'In Japan, it is found almost exclusively on wild plum trees but in Southeast Asia, it is commonly found on palm trees.

Because the husks on the pores are so hard, reishi does not germinate as quickly as other mushrooms and therefore, difficult to find in the wild.

Reishi is also too tough and bitter to eat so it is generally cut up for teas or its medicinal substances extracted for supplements.

Reishi is found in six colours: red, white, black blue, yellow, and purple but it is the RED that is most prized and medicinally effective and studied.

Reishi is considered to be one of the greatest of the traditional Chinese medicines, ranking up there with ginseng.'

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