Herb

Lingzhi / Reishi (Zhi)

芝zhi
1 sourceGanoderma lingzhi Sheng H.Wu et al.

Recorded for brightening the eyes, supplementing liver qi, quieting essence and the soul, and with long use lightening the body; supplements qi, quiets the spirit and calms cough and panting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十八·芝栭·芝·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：明目，补肝气，安精魂，仁恕；久食轻身不老延年；补气安神、止咳平喘。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·芝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·芝·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十八·芝栭·芝·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.