Ling zhi mushroom, mushrooms for medicine and herbs

Ling zhi (Ganoderma lucidium) is a type of fungus that has a fruit body. Forms of Ling Zhi mushroom fruit body like a spoon, so people often give the name of this plant as the fungus spoon.

Ling Zhi mushroom has a stem that extends deep into the substrate with a length of 30-10 cm. At the end of the shaft there are fruiting bodies shaped like a half circle which widened the diameter of 10-20 cm. When I was young, body-colored fruit that is yellowish at the age of 12 months, then turn red or dark brown. Fruit body is then taken to be used as raw material for the manufacture of medicines, including herbal manufacture.

Judging from the nature of life, including fungi saprofitik this plant, because it grows on dead stems or sawdust sawn timber. In addition, this fungus is parasitic because it sometimes grows on trees that are still alive.

In general, the life cycle of mushrooms as ling zhi mushroom species in a large family polyporaceae. Spores of the fungus that has been cooked, if located in damp areas will grow and germinate to form fine fibers such as cotton, called mycelium.

At first, primary mycelia will grow, then grow into secondary mycelia.From the collection will form primordia mycelia (fungal fruiting bodies will). Will fungal fruiting bodies were then enlarged and form fruiting bodies.