What are the functions and effects of Snow Ganoderma?

If you often watch costume dramas, you will learn that Ganoderma lucidum is a very good medicinal herb. Some TV dramas even exaggerate it to the extreme, saying that Ganoderma lucidum can bring the dead back to life, which is simply too much. I really want to know what these screenwriters are thinking. Have they read the book? Well, today we are going to speak with facts here about what exactly the effects and functions of Snow Ganoderma lucidum are. I hope everyone will no longer be misled by what they see on TV.

[Source] From "Collection of Commonly Used Folk Herbs"

【Pinyin name】Xuě Línɡ Zhī

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Medicinal material source: the whole herb of Caryophyllaceae plant Gansu fleabane.

Latin plant, animal and mineral name: Arenaria kansuensis Maxim. [A. ku-maonensis Maxim.]

Harvesting and storage: Harvest the whole herb in summer and dry it in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial herb. It is in a dense mat shape, semi-spherical, 17 cm in diameter or larger, and 5-10 cm high. The main root is deep and long, with branch roots. The stem is woody at the base, forked and branched at the top, with old leaves densely packed at the base. The leaves are slightly hard, needle-like and linear, concave on the upper side, 1-2 cm long, about 1 mm wide, slightly clasping the stem at the base, and membranous, with fine teeth on the edges. Flowers are bisexual, solitary at the top of branches; pedicels are short, 3-5mm long, and pubescent; bracts are lanceolate, fused at the base to form a short sheath; sepals are 5, lanceolate, with a prominent midrib, glabrous; petals are 5, obovate, white; disc is cup-shaped, with 5 inconspicuous glands; stamens are 10, filaments are linear; ovules are nearly spherical, 1-locular, with many ovules, and styles are 3, filamentous. Capsule spherical, shorter than persistent sepals. Seeds numerous, flat, with narrow winged margins. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-September.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: Grown in limestone mountain grasslands or rock crevices at an altitude of 4300-5300 meters.

Resource distribution: Distributed in Qinghai, Gansu, western Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet.

【Nature and flavor】Sweet; bitter; cold

【Meridian】Liver; Gallbladder; Kidney

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and relieves cough; promotes the flow of dampness and reduces jaundice; relieves numbness and relieves pain. Mainly used for exogenous fever; lung heat cough; jaundice; stranguria; rheumatic pain; hypertension

Does Snow Ganoderma still have the effect of bringing the dead back to life in everyone's minds? The answer is no. Snow Ganoderma has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, benefiting the kidneys and strengthening bones. It is generally used for symptoms such as dry cough, hemoptysis, blood deficiency and rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, and dizziness due to kidney deficiency. Everyone must remember this and never be misled by those TV dramas again.