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shachar
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Ganoderma lucidum
#13288142 - 10/04/10 09:57 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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The neighbor (a doctor) called me as strange mushrooms are growing in his garden.
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bmarley3434
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: shachar]
#13288146 - 10/04/10 10:00 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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beautiful! share a nice medicinal tea with your neighbor. and while youre at it try to help him realize the incredible healing and anti cancer properties of reishi... since he is a doctor =)
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Niwita
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Looks like a perfect specimen to clone.
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northgahunt
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Niwita]
#13288394 - 10/04/10 11:10 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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That is the healthiest specimen I have seen. I picked a bunch over the weekend and am in the process of researching the best way to use them.
There is a lot of info on there benefits but very little on how to use them. Great find!
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shachar
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Niwita]
#13288432 - 10/04/10 11:16 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hi, Yes it is very beautiful. is it 100% Ganoderma lucidum ?
(to make the tea or not to make the tea)
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Niwita
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: shachar]
#13288453 - 10/04/10 11:21 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Make the tea. The Asian/European Ganoderma species are sometimes very hard to distinguish, especially without a microscope. They all contain similar medicinal properties though, and none will hurt you.
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SWFL
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: shachar]
#13288488 - 10/04/10 11:29 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes, Ganoderma Lucidium 100%.
Enjoy the tea, I gave it a whirl for awhile but it was so horrendously disgusting that I couldn't swallow it anymore without gagging.
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Edited by SWFL (10/04/10 11:37 AM)
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weiliigod
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: SWFL]
#13288504 - 10/04/10 11:32 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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I hate Ganoderma lucidum tea. It was awful, in my humble opinion. Take some antibiotics.. lol
Nice specimens though, very pretty.
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: weiliigod]
#13288514 - 10/04/10 11:34 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Those are gorgeous!
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Niwita
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: SWFL]
#13288517 - 10/04/10 11:35 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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I always mix mine with juice or other tea. RR says he sometimes uses it as a base for soups.
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shachar
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Niwita]
#13288542 - 10/04/10 11:40 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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hi, it is an Israeli Ganoderma. I have a very good Zeiss Phase Contrast Microscope at the lab. If I get the picture of the spores and a micron Scale will I be able to get the 100% ID
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SWFL
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: Niwita]
#13288546 - 10/04/10 11:40 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Niwita said: I always mix mine with juice or other tea. RR says he sometimes uses it as a base for soups.
Sounds like a good way to ruin a perfectly good soup
RR is the man when it comes to Lucidium though so he can probably find a way to hide that horrible taste!
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Niwita
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: SWFL]
#13288563 - 10/04/10 11:43 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
shachar said: hi, it is an Israeli Ganoderma. I have a very good Zeiss Phase Contrast Microscope at the lab. If I get the picture of the spores and a micron Scale will I be able to get the 100% ID
You're lucky to have a high-grade scope! If you get all your pictures documented I'm sure you can get a positive ID. It's not far out to assume it's G. lucidum. Sadly we don't seem to have a Ganoderma expert on board at the Shroomery. If you put it up at Mushroom Observer or e-mail it to an expert you'll probably get it in a jiffy.
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: SWFL]
#13288572 - 10/04/10 11:45 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Chinese herbalists record several different "colours" of ling zhi. Red, yellow, and black; black is actually very tasty, red is bitter but not objectionable, I haven't tried yellow yet.
I usually boil them in water for 4 hours with about half dozen dried red dates (this softens the flavour a bit).
At least give it a try.
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shachar
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: LanLord]
#13292205 - 10/05/10 06:33 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hi all, OK I have a picture of the spores. the color is brown. one div of the micron Scale is 0.01mm (10 microns)
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SomeGuy
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: shachar]
#13292214 - 10/05/10 06:39 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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I dry them, grind them up and add to my coffee grounds, when I make coffee. It leaves a slight prickly taste in the throat, but the coffee covers the taste nicely
Edited by SomeGuy (10/05/10 07:01 AM)
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shachar
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: SomeGuy]
#13292223 - 10/05/10 06:49 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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hi tnx for the tip.
it is very hard to get a spore print from it.
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bmarley3434
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Re: Ganoderma lucidum [Re: shachar]
#13292779 - 10/05/10 10:20 AM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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if you also dont want the taste you can put them in vegicaps and swallow them down. antibiotics kill life, reishi promotes life.
im in the process of making G. lucidium tincture, alcohol base. from there you can put about 50 drops into a shot of fruit juice and down it.
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