Lingzhi is a type of fungus, and the spores it contains have an extremely strong double-layer outer shell. In Japan, it was only after researchers used special techniques to break open the spore shells that they discovered substances inside the spores with anticancer properties.
以靈芝來說，靈芝是一種蕈類，內含的細微孢子有著極為堅硬的雙層外殼，日本就是利用「破壁技術」，才發現細胞裡面的抗癌成分。