● Species profile
Artist's Conk
Ganoderma applanatum
Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
MedicinalEvidence: Lab & animal
A huge, flat shelf with a white underside that turns brown wherever you scratch it, so people draw on it. It's a close relative of reishi, with lab and animal studies but very little human data. Too woody to eat, so it's taken as tea or extract.
Studied ForImmunity
Shroomer Score#37 of 50 species
2.4Medicinal Value · 30%2/5
Edibility · 20%1/5
Easy to Identify · 20%4/5
Easy to Grow · 15%1/5
Sustainability · 15%4/5
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