Reishi Mushroom and Pork Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Calms the mind and soothes the spirit; tonifies qi and nourishes blood. Suitable for insomnia caused by deficiency of both the heart and spleen; particularly suitable for those with palpitations and forgetfulness.
the cool-cold character of the formula suggests restraint in those with yang deficiency or habitual loose stools
Commentary
At the head stands Ganoderma lucidum, the sovereign, nature neutral, flavor sweet, channeled into the Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney; it tonifies qi, calms the spirit, and relieves cough and wheezing, underpinning the principal thrust of the decoction. These are joined ministerially by lean pork (neutral in nature and sweet, salty in flavor, with Spleen, Stomach, Kidney tropism, nourishes yin, moistens dryness, and tonifies the kidneys), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the heart-spleen presentation, treating both root and branch.