It is an immune system booster. It is a rich source of antioxidants, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and germanium. It is used for flu, colds, allergies. There is no recommended daily dosage for ganoderma.
A piece of the fungus boiled in water becomes a perfect infusion with beneficial properties that help with cholesterol, hypertension, insomnia, stress, depression, reducing sugar and menopausal symptoms, combating male infertility, boosting the immune system, etc.
"The shiny ganoderma, as this species is known - ganoderma lucidum its Latin name - is found on dead broad-leaved or coniferous wood. It is very woody itself, which is why it is not edible, usually mushroom collectors do not even gather it because they do not need it," mushroom collector, author, and now mushroom expert George Konstantinidis told Ethnos.