A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum
Ganoderma lucidum Karst. is an annual medicinal fungus which belongs to the Ganodermataceae family. Ganoderma lucidum, also known by the common names Reishi or Mannentake (Japanese), Ling Zhi (Chinese) and Yung Zehi (Korean). Ganoderma is the symbol of happy living, chance, immortality and health in...
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| description | Ganoderma lucidum Karst. is an annual medicinal fungus which belongs to the Ganodermataceae family. Ganoderma lucidum, also known by the common names Reishi or Mannentake (Japanese), Ling Zhi (Chinese) and Yung Zehi (Korean). Ganoderma is the symbol of happy living, chance, immortality and health in China. In orient folk medicine Ganoderma was used for treating insomnia, asthma, kidney and liver diseases as well as arthritis. The major chemical constituents of G. lucidum are polysaccharides, triterpenes, sterols, lectins and some proteins having beneficial properties for the prevention and treatment of a variety of ailments. Both triterpenes and polysaccharides contain anticancer properties thus making them important nominees for the researches. Spores, fruiting body and mycelium have been investigated for biological active compounds. In recent years, a number of researches were performed for the identification of biological compounds and medicinal properties of Ganoderma lucidum. The latest findings regarding G. lucidum are discussed in this review article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a592834909b479082152087dcfa71c82022-12-21T18:41:20ZengInstitue of Medicinal Plants, ACECRJournal of Medicinal Plants2717-204X2717-20582013-05-0112461324A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidumS Keypour0H Riahi1H Rafati2 Plant Systematic, Bioscience Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University Plant Biology Department, Bioscience Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University Department of Chemical Engineering, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University Ganoderma lucidum Karst. is an annual medicinal fungus which belongs to the Ganodermataceae family. Ganoderma lucidum, also known by the common names Reishi or Mannentake (Japanese), Ling Zhi (Chinese) and Yung Zehi (Korean). Ganoderma is the symbol of happy living, chance, immortality and health in China. In orient folk medicine Ganoderma was used for treating insomnia, asthma, kidney and liver diseases as well as arthritis. The major chemical constituents of G. lucidum are polysaccharides, triterpenes, sterols, lectins and some proteins having beneficial properties for the prevention and treatment of a variety of ailments. Both triterpenes and polysaccharides contain anticancer properties thus making them important nominees for the researches. Spores, fruiting body and mycelium have been investigated for biological active compounds. In recent years, a number of researches were performed for the identification of biological compounds and medicinal properties of Ganoderma lucidum. The latest findings regarding G. lucidum are discussed in this review article.http://jmp.ir/article-1-85-en.htmlanti- cancerbiological compoundsganoderma lucidummedicinal effectsmedicinal mushrooms |
| spellingShingle | S Keypour H Riahi H Rafati A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum Journal of Medicinal Plants anti- cancer biological compounds ganoderma lucidum medicinal effects medicinal mushrooms |
| title | A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
| title_full | A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
| title_fullStr | A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
| title_short | A Review on the Biological Active Compounds and Medicinal Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
| title_sort | review on the biological active compounds and medicinal properties of ganoderma lucidum |
| topic | anti- cancer biological compounds ganoderma lucidum medicinal effects medicinal mushrooms |
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