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Official record
Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China: an official Chinese medicinal material
Lingzhi is the dried of the polypore fungus red lingzhi or purple lingzhi. Nature, taste and meridians: sweet, neutral; enters the heart, lung, liver and kidney meridians. Functions and indications: tonifies qi and calms the mind, stops cough and relieves wheezing; used for restlessness, insomnia and palpitations, cough and wheezing due to lung deficiency, exhaustion and shortness of breath, and poor appetite. Dosage: 6–12 g.
Official record (China)From a pharmacopoeia, regulation or government agencyHow the study was done
The pharmacopoeia also sets quality requirements: lingzhi medicinal material must contain at least 0.90% and at least 0.50% triterpenes and sterols. The dosage in the pharmacopoeia refers to prepared lingzhi slices used for decoction.
What the researchers say
The pharmacopoeia lists the lingzhi fruiting body. Lingzhi spore powder is not currently included in the national pharmacopoeia as a separate item.
Source
Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China, Vol. I (2020 edition), “Lingzhi” monograph; as cited by the Chengdu University of TCM knowledge base
Checked against the 2015 pharmacopoeia text reproduced in the appendix of 灵芝从神奇到科学 (p. 188); the 2020 and 2025 editions are still to be checked Last updated: 2026-10-06