Pharmaceutical name:

英文药名：

Ganodermae lucidi

Ganodermae japonici

Latin botanical name:

拉丁文生物學名：

Ganoderma lucidum or Ganoderma japonicum

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音：

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音：

Pron. in Cantonese:

粤語發音：

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別名：

Lucid ganoderma

Red lucid ganoderma is produced in East China, Southwest China, Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces. Violet lucid ganoderma is produced in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces.

赤芝産於中國東部，西南部：河北，山西，江西，廣西，廣東等省。紫芝産於浙江，江西，湖南，廣西，福建，廣東等省。

Sweet, neutral.

甘，平。

Lung, Kidney, Liver, Heart, Spleen, Stomach.

肺，腎，肝，心，脾，胃。

1. Tonic for lung and kidney. For syndrome caused by  both lung qi deficient  and shenxu (kidney deficient)  including cough and asthma which become worse on exertion, shortness of breath and fatigue.

2. Tonic for liver and kidney. For syndrome caused by  both the liver and shenxu (kidney deficient) , such as tinnitus, deafness and lassitude of the loins and knees. 

3. For calming anxiety and xinqixu (heart qi deficient)   that resulting in palpitation, insomnia and amnesia.

4. For pixu (spleen deficient)  with weak digestion.

1. 作補腎與補肺藥。治肺氣虛與腎虛引起的咳嗽，哮喘而疲劳時更為嚴重，氣短，疲倦。

2. 作為補肝與補腎藥。治肝虚與腎虛所引起的耳鳴，耳聾，腰膝無力。

3. 治焦慮。治心氣虛引起的心陣跳，失眠，健忘。

4. 脾虛消化不良。

每日量，作煎剤：3∼10 克。

3-10 g daily decocted in water.

It is contraindicated in patients with exopathic diseases at their onset.

外感病症初期忌用。