Can Reishi cure insomnia?

Taken correctly, Lingzhi is a treatment for insomnia caused by deficiency of qi and blood, and loss of nourishment of the heart and spirit. Ganoderma lucidum is warm, sweet, and flat in nature, and it belongs to the heart, lung, liver, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying qi and tranquilizing the mind, relieving coughs and calming asthma (stopping coughs and calming wheezing). Lingzhi is commonly used clinically to treat symptoms such as restlessness of the heart and mind, insomnia, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), excessive dreaming, forgetfulness, tiredness and fatigue of the body and spirit (lack of mental alertness), etc., as well as symptoms of cough, shortness of breath or shortness of breath from deficiency in the lungs, or inappetence for food and drink. It is contraindicated in those with solid symptoms and at the beginning of external infections; and used with caution in those with bleeding tendency. Ganoderma lucidum can be decocted or powdered and swallowed, the treatment of palpitations, sleeplessness at night, insomnia and other symptoms are generally used in decoction, it is recommended that patients with treatment needs to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor’s identification of the treatment.