Lacquered bracket

And this is reishi.

It's also known as Ganoderma lucidum is the scientific name in Chinese traditional medicine.

It's called Lingji.

They've been cultivating it in China for over almost a thousand years, actually, at this point.

Was that reishi or was that something else, do you think?

So that's called a Ganoderma aplanatum, an artist conch.

And it's in the Reishi family.

Reishi is Ganoderma lucidium.

Okay.

And that's a mushroom.

Let me bring this up on the screen so you can see it.

It's like a light version of a reishi.

Yeah.

I also like things like Turkey Tail, which is Coriolis and Reishi Mushroom, which is Ganoderma lucidum.

These are also very good because it supports the immune system.

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The modern era.

The modern era, the Western naming, the species, uh, Ganoderma lucidum, was scientifically stri- described in the West in the 18th century.

The genus Ganoderma was espe- was established in the 19th century.

Today, some researchers argue that the most commonly cultivated Asian reish- reishi mushroom is actually a different species, uh, called G. lingzhi.