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Ganoderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae that includes about 80 species, many from tropical regions. [1] They have a high genetic diversity and are used in traditional Asian medicines .
Like G. lucidum, G. tsugae is purported to have medicinal properties including use for dressing a skin wound. [4] Though phylogenetic analysis has begun to better differentiate between many closely related species of Ganoderma; [5] there is still disagreement as to which have the most medicinal properties.
Lingzhi, Ganoderma sichuanense, also known as reishi or Ganoderma lingzhi [3] is a polypore fungus ("bracket fungus") native to East Asia belonging to the genus Ganoderma. Its reddish brown, varnished, kidney-shaped cap with bands and peripherally inserted stem give it a distinct fan-like appearance. When fresh, the lingzhi is soft, cork-like ...
Ganoderma applanatum is parasitic and saprophytic, [2] and grows as a mycelium within the wood of living and dead trees. It grows in single, scattered, or compound formations. [ 2 ] It forms fruiting bodies that are 3–30 centimetres (1–12 inches) wide, 5–50 cm (2– 19 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 1–10 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 –4 in) thick, [ 1 ] hard ...
Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as the reishi, varnished conk, or ling chih, [2] is a red-colored species of Ganoderma with a limited distribution in Europe and parts of China, where it grows on decaying hardwood trees. [3]
Ganoderic acids are a class of closely related triterpenoids (derivatives from lanosterol) found in Ganoderma mushrooms. For thousands of years, the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma fungi have been used in traditional medicines in East Asia.
Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom. Formerly known as Ganoderma lucidum , phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 revealed that G. lucidum is primarily a European species, and that the name has been incorrectly applied to Asian collections.
The supernatural mushroom (lingzhi mushroom, Chinese "linh chi" = "supernatural mushroom", "reishi mushroom" in Japan) encompasses several fungal species of the genus Ganoderma, and most commonly refers to the closely related species, Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae.