False lingzhi unmasked: Scientists crack the 245-year mystery behind a medicinal mushroom mix-up
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“Scientists have finally distinguished between a European fungus described in 1781 and the East Asian species commonly used in medicinal reishi products. This clarification resolves a 245-year-old botanical confusion.”
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