Reishi mushrooms have been use for thousands of years for medicinal purposes, especially in Asian cultures. This is not a gourmet mushroom, but rather it's used in teas and capsule form as well as extracts. It's a beautiful mushroom that grows in a variety of shapes and sizes and is quite spectacular to watch grow. Reishi mushrooms are polypore mushrooms of the genus Ganoderma. This Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) mushrooms goes under many names in various cultures. This mushroom is also depicted in artwork in Asian cultures for many centuries. This mushroom is widely spread throughout the world from the Amazon in South America, the southern regions of North America and through out Asia. It's more commonly found in subtropical regions. In nature this mushroom grows on oak and other hardwoods. For cultivating reishi mushrooms, they can also be grown on a variety of conifer and hardwood sawdust mixtures and wood chips. Once the mushroom starts to form, depending how it is grow, it will either take on and antler appearance, or large clam shell appearance called conks. These mushrooms form very slowly over a 50 day period and are great family projects as they are slow and beautiful to watch develop. Children really enjoy seeing reishi mushrooms grow and this is a great mushroom to introduce children to the hobby of fungi growing. These can be grown easily around the house in bottles such as 2 liter soda bottles. 

 

Medicinal Properties:

Reishi mushrooms have been used for centuries in Chinese and Japanese culture for various heath reason. These cultures use it to increase health and is believed to extend life, increased sexual virility, treatment of cancer, to increase immune system to resist diseases, combat high altitude sickness. This mushrooms is used in many cultures to help strengthen the immune system. There has been many scientific studies on this mushrooms proving the many health benefits from this mushroom.

 

Growth Parameters

Spawn run: 70-80°F (21°C-27°C), Humidity 95-100%, Time: 10-20 days; 

Primordia Formation "Antlers": 65-75°F (18-25°C), Time: 14-28 days; 

Primordia Formation "Conk": 70-80°F (21-27°C), Time: 14-28 days;

Fruitbody Development: 70-80°F (21-27°C) Humidity 90-95% Time:3-5 days

Fruiting Cycle: Two Crops 90-120 days 

Please note due to the large size of 60ml culture syringes they will not fit in our small flat rate boxes or are our small express mail packages. You have to select the $11.95 shipping option at check out. It will say: USA USPS Priority 2 to 3 Day (21+ Syringes or 60ml LC Syringes ) If you fail to select this we will have to email you to collect the shipping price difference. Thank You.

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Reishi Mushroom Culture 60ml Syringe

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