Yao Cao in ancient times, the three shows in Nine Songs of Chu, Cao Rui in Erya, Shen Zhi in Shennong's Herbal Medicine, Yang Huancao in Qin Shihuang's era, and Cao Ling in Xijing Fu by Zhang Heng in the Eastern Han Dynasty all refer to Ganoderma lucidum. ?
There are also many legends about Ganoderma lucidum, and one of them is very popular.
Ganoderma lucidum and Yao Ji
"Notes on Shuijing" records: "The daughter of Li Daoyuan (Yan Di) in the Northern Wei Dynasty, named Yao Ji, died of inaction, and her spirit followed the grass, named Zhi Zhi."
In ancient times, Yan Di's youngest daughter, Yao Ji, was very beautiful, but she died at the age of 18. Emperor Yan pitied Yao Ji for her early funeral and named her the God of Wushan Nature.
This beautiful goddess turns into a morning cloud every morning and wanders freely among the peaks; Until dusk, it turned into misty yellow rain, pouring her full of bitterness into the rushing Yangtze River in Wan Li.
Her essence is scattered into gas and gathered into things. Over time, the spirit gathers into Yao grass, which is the beautiful Ganoderma lucidum.
Ganoderma lucidum loves human beings and the world. People who eat ganoderma lucidum can live forever or come back to life. Therefore, Ganoderma lucidum is also called "rejuvenation grass" and "fairy grass".
One of the reasons why this legend is widely accepted is that Ganoderma lucidum is the essence of Yao Ji, so it grows much more in Wushan, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River where the Goddess lives.
Therefore, in the 5th century A.D., Li Daoyuan, a geographer in the Northern Wei Dynasty in China, spent his whole life exploring mountains and observing water, and also wrote this legend in a famous book.
In Japan, which is deeply influenced by China culture, young couples will also present Ganoderma lucidum to the newlyweds when they hold a wedding ceremony, symbolizing that the newlyweds will never leave.