A mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine may help treat obesity by altering the composition of bacteria in the gut, according to a new study done in mice. In the study, researchers found that ...

Guanxian county in Liaocheng, Shandong province is actively building a national industrial tourism demonstration base for the Lingzhi mushroom, a precious traditional Chinese herb, aiming to build it ...

The annual conference on the development of the lingzhi (reishi mushrooms) industry was held in Guanxian county, Shandong, from June 3 to 5. More than 110 renowned experts, scholars, and ...

Suigetsu Shonin, “Sakikusa ko” (1850) (courtesy East Asia Library, Stanford University) In ancient Chinese art, plants often served as more than decorative motifs, also representing valuable concepts ...

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Maybe Alice in Wonderland was on to something, nibbling on a mushroom to make herself shrink. New research has shown that a liquid extract made from a mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine for ...

It wasn’t that long ago that mushrooms were for pizza, and portobellos were considered exotic. Now purveyors of chaga, lion’s mane and reishi mushrooms are promoting them as enhancements to beverages, ...

Xiaojing Yan is an artist who "cultivates and collaborates with mushrooms" to make breathtaking sculptures. She starts with a base for the sculpture, and then sets it up to grow mushrooms all over the ...

Residents of the Chinese town of Liucunbu recently unearthed an unknown rubbery “fungus” deep underground while drilling a well. Perplexed by this mycological mystery, the workers consulted the ...