Ganoderma lucidum, also known as Lingzhi or Reishi mushroom has long been used as a medicinal plant since ancient times.
Uses ancient Asian medicine Ganoderma lucidum or Lingzhi mushroom to cure stress, insomnia, strengthens the immune system and inhibit the growth of various types of tumor or cancer.
You can cook and eat with other foods or Lingzhi mushroom tea sponge for medical purposes.
Lingzhi mushrooms grow in the wild, but you can grow or cultivate Lingzhi a tree.
Here are tips on how to grow mushroom Lingzhi:
First. Wood pieces having a length of 3-4 meters and a diameter of at least 30 cm. Put woodcut done at least 3-4 months prior to the execution on the tree fungus.
Save on bits of wood outside, but protected from the sun. Check the moisture. Moisture content should be ideal not less than 25 percent and more than 35 percent.
Although not necessarily accurately measure moisture, but if the pieces seem to dry tree can soak them in water for 24 hours.
Oak, elm, and Roush is a popular example of the type of wood used to grow Lingzhi mushrooms.
Two. Each brush moss or lichen piece of wood and allow it to still bark in place. Make a hole in the wood to the drill size of 1 cm.
The depth of the hole should be deeper than 1.5 cm long mushroom seeds planted. Others about 10-15 cm create a diamond pattern.
Three. Enter the Lingzhi mushroom seeds produced in each hole. With a hammer to compress and flatten Lingzhi mushroom mycelium with the wood surface.
Cover the timber with melted cheese can also use wax or foam plugs.
Four. Rinse timber for 2-3 minutes non-chlorinated water to ensure that all parts of the wet wood.
Five. Keep the tree outdoors, shade and good drainage. Make sure to get the position of each tree for good air circulation.
If necessary, cover the timber with a tarpaulin to retain moisture. Check the timber every 3-4 days and wash it back when it begins to dry.
In a few months you will see the white thread appears at the end of the tree. This Lingzhi mycelium of the fungus. Now you have the last stage of the so-called "range vermin" and the tree is reached willing "planted".
Six. Any timber planting in the shade. Soil should cover about 2.5 cm each bottom timber. Add leaves or wood shavings and keep it moist.
Washing, when rain was not enough moisture wood. Depending on the temperature and humidity of the environment, the fungus will grow from 6-12 months.