The time at which the plants are harvested is also critical. "In the case of Ganoderma lucidum, the younger the better. Thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is just a creation of kung-fu novels," she says with a laugh.
採收的時機也是關鍵之一，「靈芝其實越嫩越好，千年靈芝只是武俠小說創造出來的神話」，陳昭妃笑說。