Beauty buys into TCM

摘要

Glossy ganoderma is a crusty,yellowish brown fungus the size of a football.It has been used for centuries in China as a traditional medicine to cure everything from deafness to haemorrhoids.Ancient texts refer to it as the elixir of life.That may be a bit over the top but these lumpy bracket fungi are now a valuable ingredient in beauty products,particularly aimed at Asian customers.It is one of the latest moves in an increasingly popular trend to use traditional Chinese medicines as ingredients in cosmetic products.