Lingzhi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

The Lingzhi mushroom enjoys special veneration in East Asia, where it has been used as a medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years, making it one of the oldest mushrooms known to have been used medicinally.  It is used for boosting the immune system, viral infections such as the influenza, swine and avian flu, lung conditions including asthma and bronchitis, heart disease and contributing conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, kidney disease, cancer and liver disease.