What to cook with Lingzhi

In our daily life, under the condition of normal diet structure, we can eat some vegetarian food appropriately. Lingzhi is an effective traditional Chinese medicine and is expensive. Pure Ganoderma lucidum can enhance human immunity and avoid some major diseases. Therefore, Ganoderma lucidum is a relatively good medicinal material in people’s lives, which can slowly regulate people’s disease symptoms. But what should I use to make soup with Ganoderma lucidum?

The efficacy and function of Lingzhi

1. Ganoderma lucidum tastes sweet and bitter, and is neutral in nature. It enters the heart, lung, liver, and spleen meridians. It can nourish the heart and soothe the mind, calm the lungs and replenish qi, regulate qi and remove blood stasis, and nourish the liver and strengthen the spleen. It is mainly used to treat weakness, fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, chronic cough and asthma, and poor appetite.

2. The "germanium" contained in Ganoderma lucidum can increase the human blood's ability to absorb oxygen by 1.5 times, thereby promoting metabolism and delaying aging. It also has the effect of enhancing the skin's own repair function and can be used to treat symptoms such as sallow complexion caused by various chronic diseases and facial luster caused by insufficient Qi and blood. The organic germanium contained in Ganoderma lucidum can induce the human body to produce and activate the activity of NK cells and macrophages, and participate in immune regulation.

3. The polysaccharides in Ganoderma lucidum have the functions of bidirectionally regulating the body's immunity, anti-tumor and liver protection; the bioalkali in Ganoderma lucidum can be anti-inflammatory and analgesic; Ganoderma lucidum spore powder can stop bleeding, detoxify and resist oxidation.

What is the best soup to cook with Lingzhi?

1. Lingzhi Qingbu Soup

Ingredients: 15g Ganoderma lucidum, 23g red dates, 23g Codonopsis pilosula, 24g wolfberry, 15g ginseng root, 300g pork ribs. Salt to taste.

Efficacy: Refreshing and refreshing, strengthening the spleen and stimulating appetite.

Preparation method: Soak Ganoderma lucidum and other medicinal materials in 6000 ml of water for about 10 minutes (put it in a cloth bag and tie the mouth), then add the ribs and simmer for 3 hours. Remove the cloth bag, add salt to taste, 250-300 ml each time, eat the meat and drink the soup once a day.

2. Lingzhi and Panax notoginseng lean meat soup

Ingredients: 15g longan meat, 10g ganoderma lucidum, 6g panax notoginseng, 6g ginger, 50g lean pork

Efficacy: Replenishes Qi and nourishes the heart, removes blood stasis and relieves pain. It is suitable for patients with coronary heart disease due to qi deficiency and blood stasis, with symptoms including dull pain in the chest, pain like needles, which comes and goes, palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia and nightmares.

Preparation method: Wash and slice the lean pork and Ganoderma lucidum, wash the longan meat, Panax notoginseng and ginger slices, put them into a stewing pot, and add appropriate amount of boiling water. Season, simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, and drink the soup.

3. Lingzhi tendon soup

Ingredients: 15 grams of Ganoderma lucidum, 1 gram of Astragalus, 100 grams of pig trotter tendon, onion, ginger, and seasonings as appropriate.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and calms the mind, benefits the kidneys and nourishes the liver. Suitable for chronic hepatitis, loss of appetite, physical weakness, neurasthenia, etc.

Preparation: Put Ganoderma lucidum and Astragalus membranaceus into a gauze bag and tie the mouth; wash the pig's trotter tendon and stew it with Ganoderma lucidum, Astragalus membranaceus and water until it is well cooked, remove the medicine bag, season, drink the soup and eat the meat.

4. Lingzhi mint drink

Ingredients: 2 grams of Ganoderma lucidum, 5 grams each of mint and malt sprout, 25 grams of sugar (aspartame can be used instead for those with diabetes), and 250 ml of water. Wash and slice the Ganoderma lucidum, cut the mint into sections, stir-fry the malt sprouts until fragrant, add water and sugar and cook until the soup is thick. Add the mint and simmer for 10 minutes. It has a pleasant and fragrant taste and is a top-notch product for nourishing the brain and improving intelligence.

Applicable to: summer fever, qi deficiency, fatigue, etc.

5. Lingzhi, Tangerine Peel and Duck Soup

Ingredients: 50g Ganoderma lucidum, 1 dried tangerine peel, 1 old duck, 2 candied dates

Efficacy: Ganoderma lucidum has the effects of calming the mind, strengthening the stomach, removing phlegm and promoting blood circulation; tangerine peel has the effects of promoting qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm; old duck meat has the effects of nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling; candied dates have the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, relieving cough, moistening the lungs and kidneys, and resolving phlegm and relieving asthma.

Preparation: First, clean the old duck, remove the hair, internal organs and duck tail, and cut into large pieces; wash the Ganoderma lucidum, tangerine peel and candied dates separately with clean water. Then put all the above ingredients into the boiling water and continue to cook over medium heat for about three hours. Season with a little fine salt and serve.