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- What are Spores (Powder)?
Spores (Powder) are seeds that are produced and released by the Lingzhi Plant or Fruit Body once it reaches maturity; usually 5 - 7 months.
- Is it true that all species of Lingzhi Plant can produce Spores Powder?
Yes, all species of Lingzhi Plant can produce Spores Powder. But the quantity of the spores that are produced by most, if not all species of common Plant Lingzhi is very miniscule. Only the species that are specially cultured from a species known as Ganoderma Lucidum can produce the said Spores in great profusion.
- Why is it that Spores Powder is unknown or unfamiliar to many people?
This is because Spores Powder is a fairly new "discovery". And Spores produced by common species or rather wild Lingzhi plant are too miniscule to be viable for commercial production. Furthermore, the ravaging rain and wind also exacerbated this situation by damaging and scattering the Spores that were released. Hence, there was never any mentioned of the said Spores as having been used for healing in the authoritative ancient Pharmacopoeia "Sheng Nong Pern T'sao Jing". It was only until recently when new species of "Spores" Lingzhi plant that can produce Spores in profusion was successfully cultured and grown that now made it possible for Spores Powder to be made available on a commercial scale.
- How are Spores released from the Lingzhi Plant?
Once the Lingzhi Plant or Fruit Body reaches maturity (usually 5 - 7 months), and if the condition is favorable, the Spores are expelled or ejected out from the thousands of tiny pore-like openings which are located at the underside of the fruit body. This process goes on from 5 to 10 days.
- How are Spores collected from Lingzhi Plant?
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For Lingzhi Plants that are grown in agriculture bags and in wellenclosed area, Spores are allowed to release freely on the floors. The Spores are then collected with the aid of vacuum or suction machine. |
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For Lingzhi Plants using selected tree trunks as growing medium the Spores released are directly collected in special type of paper bags which are enveloped or enclosed around the Fruit Body. |
- How are Spores processed?
They are first sieved to remove foreign matters. Then they are dried in a low temperature dryer. After that the "husk" or covering of the Spores are split open using ultra-sound process. Once sterilized, they are packed and ready for the market. As the temperature inlvoved in the drying process is very low, all the inherent curative properties of the Spores still remain intact.
- Why is it necessary to break or split open the Spores?
Like in all species of plant, the Spores or seeds of lingzhi Plant, for natural preservation, are tough and resilient. As such, the seed or Spores in its original form would be difficult to digest or assimilated by the body system. That is why it is necessary to break open the covering of the Spores to facilitate absorption of the essence within.
- Why is that Spores Powder has so much greater efficacy than that of the Fruit Body?
Firstly, Spores Powder is endowed by nature with an inherent efficacy that is many times greater than that of the Fruit Body. Secondly, Spores Powder requires no processing, apart from the necessity to break open the Spores outer covering. Spores therefore remains "a natural product" without suffering any loss of its natural curative properties; which as a matter of fact, constitute nature's medicinal formula with extremely high curative properties. As for the Fruit Body, nature has endowed it with less curative power than that of the Spores Powder. Furthermore since it needs to undergo various processing before it could be consumed, it inevitably loses many of the important trace elements, which are essential to assisting in the healing process. Hence, the efficacy of Spores Powder is so much greater.
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