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Reishi: The Mushroom of Immortality

Ganoderma lucidum (reishi, or ling zhi in Chinese) has been considered the most prized medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine for over two thousand years. The name ling zhi translates roughly as “divine mushroom of immortality,” and the mushroom’s...

Astragalus: Building Deep Immune Resilience

Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus, known as huang qi in Chinese) is one of the most important herbs in the entire Chinese materia medica: a tonic herb for the wei qi (defensive energy) of the body, classified as an adaptogen and a trophorestorative for the immune...

Medicinal Mushrooms: An Introduction

Medicinal mushrooms have moved dramatically from specialist herbalism circles into mainstream wellness culture over the past decade, which has brought both increased access and increased noise. Understanding which mushrooms have genuine evidence behind them, what they...

Holy Basil Through Winter: The Year-Round Adaptogen

Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) may have finished in the garden by November, cut down by the first frost, but the jars of dried tulsi on the apothecary shelf and the tincture bottles filled in summer carry the plant’s gifts forward into winter in concentrated,...

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