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# Treasures of the Woods & Ancient Medicine

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### Often overlooked by the unknowing hiker..



**Reishi** is a common sought after mushroom, widely known for its medicinal health benefits, especially in Chinese Medicine for its ANTI Cancer properties <3 

Here is the variety *Ganoderma tsugae* which grows on soft wood such as pine, spruce, and hemlock, unlike its family member *Ganoderma lucidum* which prefers hardwood like Oak and Maple.  Although they are different, they are said to have the same popular medicinal properties. 

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If you're interested, the health benefits from these mushrooms are failry easy to get your hands on due to its abundance in many forests around the world. All you need to do is find it, cut it up into smaller pieces,  dry it, and steep it in boiling water for tea.


Know Your Land covers the Reishi very well in this video if you would like to expand your knowledge on Reishi <3 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv0rgT0NODM

Here are some more of the days finds! 

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Dried in the deydrator at 95 degrees for a couple days, weighing over a lb & is now ready for tea or to be made into Tinctures <3 

Please note that I am not an expert and  you can NOT rely on my information for proper identification. I mushroom hunt & consume at my own risk!! & You do to!! Stay safe <3 

Thanks for checking this out! 

**Content is mine, except for the video!**