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Detailed Explanation of the Harvesting and Processing Methods and Uses of Lingzhi (Reishi Mushroom)

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Harvesting and Processing: Lingzhi generally requires 50-60 days from inoculation to harvest. When the edge of the cap stops growing and brownish-red basidiospores appear on the hymenium beneath the cap, it indicates that the fruiting body has matured, and it can then be harvested. Cut it off from the middle of the stipe with a small knife, taking care not to crack the cut surface, then spread it out to air-dry or dry it at low temperature. If collecting spore powder, place clean plastic sheeting or smooth, clean paper under the fruiting bodies on the cultivation rack, collect with a bristle brush, and after the spore powder has been sun-dried and dried, store it in plastic bags for medicinal use. Uses:

Harvesting and Processing: Lingzhi generally requires 50-60 days from inoculation to harvest. When the edge of the cap stops growing and brownish-red basidiospores appear on the hymenium beneath the cap, it indicates that the fruiting body has matured, and it can then be harvested. Cut it off from the middle of the stipe with a small knife, taking care not to crack the cut surface, then spread it out to air-dry or dry it at low temperature. If collecting spore powder, place clean plastic sheeting or smooth, clean paper under the fruiting bodies on the cultivation rack, collect with a bristle brush, and after the spore powder has been sun-dried and dried, store it in plastic bags for medicinal use.

Uses:

1. The fruiting body and spores are used as medicine. It has functions such as nourishing, strengthening, benefiting the brain, tonifying qi and calming the mind, reducing inflammation, promoting urination, and strengthening the stomach. It treats chronic bronchitis, coronary heart disease, neurasthenia, mountain sickness, migraine, tinnitus, rheumatoid arthritis, silicosis, and impotence, among other conditions. Its spore powder, processed into a sterile aqueous solution, has good therapeutic effects on progressive malnutrition, dystrophia myotonica, multiple sclerosis, and other disorders.

2. To nourish and strengthen the body and enhance immunity. Soak 50 g of lingzhi in 0.5 kg of 60-proof baijiu for 15-20 days; when the liquor turns brownish-red, drink 1 cup before going to bed at night.

3. Lingzhi chicken is suitable for patients with post-illness weakness, postpartum women with qi and blood depletion, and insufficient milk. Use 15 g of lingzhi, 1 young rooster, 1000 g of rapeseed oil, and appropriate amounts of ginger, scallion, Sichuan pepper, salt, rock sugar, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sesame oil, and braising sauce. Preparation and use: First, remove the feathers and internal organs of the young rooster and wash clean. Then remove impurities from the lingzhi, wash and slice it; slice the ginger and cut the scallion into sections. Put the chicken into a pot, add half of the lingzhi, ginger, scallion, Sichuan pepper, salt, etc., add an appropriate amount of water, bring the water to a boil, then reduce to low heat and cook the chicken until done, then remove and drain off the water. Put the chicken into a pot of braising sauce and simmer for 10 min; after removing the chicken, use another pot, add a little braising sauce, add rock sugar, MSG, and salt and stir-fry into a thick sauce, adjust the seasoning, and brush it over the surface of the chicken. Fry the remaining half of the lingzhi in the pot until crisp and remove; hold the chicken upside down and repeatedly ladle the oil from the pot over it several times until the color is red and glossy, then brush sesame oil over the surface of the chicken, arrange on a plate, and sprinkle the crisp-fried lingzhi over the chicken. It can be eaten in divided portions.

Fungi of this genus are a type of fungus with relatively strong ability to decompose cellulose and lignin; there are about 2 species in China.

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