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2014-05-06

Chinese Pharmacopoeia: Ganoderma lucidum

Pinyin Ling Zhi

English name GANODERMA

Alias Lingzhi Grass, Mushroom Lingzhi, Wood Lingzhi

Source This product belongs to the Polyporaceae family. Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi mushroom) Ganoderma lucidum ( Leyss. ex Fr. ) Karst . or Purple Ganoderma Ganoderma sinense Zhao , Xu and Zhang of drying Fruiting body Harvested throughout the year, remove impurities and trim off the lower stipe portions that are attached to decayed wood, dirt, sand, or culture medium; then air-dry or... 40~ 50℃ Dry.

Characteristics Red Reishi: It has an umbrella-like shape, with a kidney-shaped, semi-circular, or nearly circular cap, with a diameter of... 10~ 18cm , thick 1 ~ 2cm The peridium is hard, yellow-brown to reddish-brown, glossy, with ring-like ridges and radial wrinkles. The margin is thin and truncate, often slightly curled inward. The flesh is white to pale brown. The stipe is cylindrical, lateral or rarely sublateral, and relatively long. 7 ~ 15cm , diameter 1 ~ 3.5cm Reddish-brown to purplish-brown, glossy. Spores are tiny and yellowish-brown. The aroma is faintly fragrant, with a bitter-astringent taste.

Purple Reishi: The cap is purplish-black with a lacquer-like luster. The flesh of the mushroom is rust-brown. The stem is long. 17~ 23cm。

Cultivating Ganoderma lucidum: The fruiting bodies are relatively robust and fleshy, with a diameter of... 12~ 22cm , thick 1.5 ~ 4cm The outer shell is often covered with a large number of yellow-brown spores resembling dust.

Identification ( 1) The powder of this product ranges in color from light brown and brownish-brown to purplish-brown. The hyphae are scattered or aggregated into clumps, colorless or pale brown, slender, slightly curved, with branches, and have a diameter of... 2.5 ~ 6.5 μm The spores are brown, ovate, with a truncate apex; the outer wall is colorless, while the inner wall bears warty projections, and they are long. 8 ~ 12 μm , wide 5 ~ 8 μm 。

( 2) Take a powder of this product. 2g Add ethanol. 30ml Heating under reflux 30 Minute, filter, evaporate the filtrate to dryness, and add methanol to the residue. 2ml Dissolve it to prepare the sample solution. Additionally, take reference material of Ganoderma lucidum. 2g Prepare a reference substance solution using the same method. Proceed according to the thin-layer chromatography method (Appendix). VI B ) Experiment: Take equal volumes of the two solutions mentioned above. 4 μl , respectively spotted onto the same silica gel G On the thin-layer plate, using petroleum ether ( 60 ~ 90℃ ) - Ethyl formate - Formic acid ( 15:5:1 The upper layer of the solution serves as the developing agent; develop, remove, dry, and then place under a UV lamp ( 365nm ) Examine under UV light. In the chromatogram of the sample, a fluorescent spot of the same color appears at the position corresponding to that of the reference medicinal material’s chromatogram.

Taste and properties Sweet, neutral.

Meridian Tropism Enters the Heart, Lung, Liver, and Kidney meridians.

Indications and Main Functions Tonifies qi and calms the spirit, stops coughing and relieves asthma. Used for dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, shortness of breath, and cough with asthma due to deficiency.

Dosage and Administration 6 ~ 12g。

Storage Store in a dry place to prevent mold and insects.

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