in the Neolithic period. They were first found in in the prehistoric lake dwellings in
Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Truffles were found in Greece and Rome where
they cultivated the small Agrocybe aegerita on pieces of poplar trunks. In China and
Japan, shitake mushrooms were grown on rotting logs. In 1678, a French botanist
demonstrated the cultivation of mushrooms by transplanting their mycelia.
While mushrooms enjoyed a long history in Europe and Asia, they did not become
popular as a fad food in America until the late 19th century, though they were used in
recipes for making condiments and sauces up until then. The advancement in
cultivating and identifying mushrooms was the catalyst for the growing interest just
before the turn of the century. Mycological clubs began forming and members would
forage and identify the mushrooms in their area.
Reishi, or Ling Zhi as it’s known in China, was once reserved for royalty because it is quite
rare in the wild. It’s said that in Japan, you’d have to check 100,000 plum trees to find just a
handful of the mushrooms. (The rest of us now can use it since folks have figured out how to
grow it.)
Reishi lowers blood sugar levels and brings down high levels of insulin. If your blood sugar
levels tend to be low already, then you might want to skip reishi, as it may lower them further.
Otherwise, the mushroom can be used as a tea or encapsulated extract. It’s too tough in
texture to be edible…it would be like chewing a piece of wood.
Cortesía dde Mushroom of medicine, EBook. Page 14.
From: Basmati.
Gracias
