Elderly people with qi deficiency and coughing can drink water with ganoderma lucidum, but it should be noted that those who are allergic to ganoderma lucidum and those with qi stagnation and solid symptoms should be cautious of using it. Ganoderma lucidum, as a qi tonic, is calm and sweet in nature, and belongs to the heart, lung, liver and kidney meridians. It has the effect of tonifying qi and calming the spirit, relieving cough and asthma. Lingzhi is effective in relieving symptoms of qi deficiency such as fatigue, palpitation, insomnia, dreaminess, restlessness, forgetfulness, shortness of breath, cough and asthma, inappetence, and coldness of the hands and feet, etc. However, Lingzhi should be used with caution in allergy to medicines and in those who are suffering from qi stagnation or have solid symptoms. Ganoderma lucidum has a better tonic effect on the elderly with qi deficiency and coughing, do not self-medication, clinical use of drugs need to be cautious, please go to the regular hospital consultation in a timely manner, so as not to delay the condition.