{"id":5042,"date":"2023-03-10T13:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activeherb.com\/blog\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:39:55","slug":"reishi-in-tcm-the-immortal-herb-with-high-spiritual-potency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activeherb.com\/blog\/reishi-in-tcm-the-immortal-herb-with-high-spiritual-potency.html","title":{"rendered":"Reishi In TCM: The Immortal Herb with High Spiritual Potency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Would you support your health with a fungus that grows in hot, humid climates? It sounds like a recipe for diaper rash or athlete\u2019s foot, not a hipster popular functional ingredient in coffee and dietary supplement powders. Yet that\u2019s exactly what reishi mushroom is and it\u2019s the engine that\u2019s fueling the functional mushroom boom<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the market analysis outfit, CDI<\/a>, the global functional mushroom market size was valued at nearly $27 billion in 2022. The forecast for functional fungi is even more fantastic. The compound annual growth rate for functional \u2018shrooms is expected to rise nearly 11% from this year to 2023, with reishi being one of the leading players in the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The health benefits of reishi have only been realized a blink of an eye ago in Western culture. But in the Far East, the reddish\/purplish, polypore with a shiny, lacquered veneer known as Ling Zhi have been known for at least 2,000 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Polypores are fungi in the woods that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside. Reishi\/Ling Zhi is known in botany as Ganoderma Lucidum<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get to know Ling Zhi in TCM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Ling Zhi (Reishi) Used For In TCM? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you could only have one supplement while stranded on an island, reishi would be a good choice. For starters, it\u2019s known as an immortality elixir. Ok, so nobody wants to live forever stranded by themselves. But because reishi is a potent Qi revitalizer, it\u2019ll give you the energy you need to climb trees and gather coconuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reishi For Calmness<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not only that, but reishi is regarded in TCM as one of the best herbs for calming your spirit. That would come in handy in case your only \u201cfriend\u201d was a volleyball named Wilson. You certainly don\u2019t have to be a castaway like Tom Hanks to benefit from reishi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the herbal compendium, Shen Nong<\/a> Ben Cao, written nearly 2,000 years ago and based upon the eponymous legendary\/mythical deity, mentions reishi\u2019s therapeutic potential. In TCM theory, reishi is used to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n