Ganoderma tsugae, Tsugae Reishi, Song Shan Ling Zhi, Hemlock Varnish Shelf, Hemlock Reishi.

Ganoderma tsugae, Tsugae Reishi, Song Shan Ling Zhi, Hemlock Varnish Shelf, Hemlock Reishi is one of about 80 species of Ganoderma found worldwide according to Christopher Hobbs in his 2021 book Medicinal Mushrooms - The Essential Guide (which it is). This species is found in the East and West Coasts of North America and Asia, often on dead hemlock trees. Among the uses include immunodulatory effects from triterpenes, beta-glucans, and various proteins. Of potential value in supportive treatment of cancers, diabetes, liver protection, neuropharmacology, cardiovascular protection, and various inflammatory disease processes.



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