Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | レイシ |
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| Formal name | 霊芝 | |
| Japanese name | れいし, Reishi | |
| Vernacular name | Yeongji | |
| Latin name | Ganoderma (CP) | |
| English name | Glossy Ganoderma (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst., (Mannentake) | |
| Family name | Polyporaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit body |
| Production area information | Republic of Korea | |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 2023/02/22 | |
| Collector | Kazufumi Toume | |
| Remarks | Lot.128722006 Sample to be used for research | |
| TMPW No. | 31721 | |
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Republic of Korea
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Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 霊芝, Lingzhi, GanodermaCP, Glossy GanodermaCP | |||||
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| Synonyms | 紫芝 (Zizhi), 赤芝 (Chizhi) | |||||
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| Original plant name | Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst., (Mannentake) | |||||
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| Family name | Polyporaceae | |||||
| Used part | fruit body | |||||
| Quality for selection | Preferred ones are purplish-red in color and glossy throughout (TN). | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used as a tonic and sedative for chronic conditions such as neurasthenia, insomnia, indigestion, and cough associated with senile bronchitis. In Japan, it is also used in folk medicine for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmias, hepatitis, peptic ulcers, and diabetes mellitus. Its use as an anticancer agent has also been developed. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Sedatives and tranquilizer | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet. [Meridian Tropism] Heart, lung, liver and kidney meridians. [Actions] To tonify qi to tranquilize the mind, suppress cough and relieve panting. [Indications] Disquietude heart spirit, insomnia and palpitation, cough and panting caused by lung deficiency, consumptive disease with shortness of breath, no desire for food and drink. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids (*C1): Mylistic acid, Pentadecanoic acid, Palmitic acid, Linolenic acid, Oleic acid, Stearic acid Monosaccharides (*C1): Mannitol Polysaccharides (*C1): Fucofructoglucan, Peptideglucan, Arabinoxyloglucan, Xylogalactoglucan, beta-D-Glucan, Ganoderan A, Ganoderan B, Ganoderan C Triterpenoids (*C1): Ganoderic acid A, Ganoderic acid B, Ganoderic acid C1, Ganoderic acid C2, Ganoderic acid D, Ganoderic acid E, Ganoderic acid F, Ganoderic acid G, Ganoderic acid H, Ganoderic acid I, Ganoderic acid J, Ganoderic acid K, Ganoderic acid L, Ganoderic acid Ma, Ganoderic acid Mb, Ganoderic acid Mc, Ganoderic acid Md, Ganoderic acid Me, Ganoderic acid Mf, Ganoderic acid Mg, Ganoderic acid Mh, Ganoderic acid Mi, Ganoderic acid Mj, Ganoderic acid R, Ganoderic acid S, Ganoderic acid S1, Ganoderic acid T, Ganoderic acid U, Ganoderic acid V, Ganoderic acid W, Ganoderic acid X, Ganoderic acid Y, Ganoderic acid Z, Lucidenic acid A, Lucidenic acid B, Lucidenic acid C, Lucidenic acid D1, Lucidenic acid D2, Lucidenic acid E1, Lucidenic acid E2, Lucidenic acid F, Lucidenic acid G, Ganolucidenic acid A, Ganolucidenic acid B, Ganoderiol A, Ganoderiol B, Ganodermanontriol, Ganodermatriol, Ganoderenic acid A, Ganoderenic acid B, Ganoderenic acid C, Ganoderenic acid D, Ganoderal A, Ganoderol A, Ganoderol B, Lucidone A, Lucidone B, Lucidone C, Compound B8, Compound B9, Compound C6 G. lucidum (*C2,C3,C4,C5,C6,C7): 3beta,12beta-Dihydroxy-7,15,23-trioxo-5alpha-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid, 7alpha,15alpha-Dihydroxy-3,11,23-trioxo-5alpha-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid, Ganoderic acid C2, Ganoderic acid D, Ganoderic acid E, Ganoderic acid F, Ganoderic acid G, Ganoderic acid H, Ganoderic acid I, Ganoderic acid K, Ganolucidic acid A, Ganolucidic acid B, 25-Hydroxy-3-epidehydrotumulosic acid, Lucidenic acid D2, Lucidenic acid E2, Lucidenic acid F, 3beta,7alpha,15alpha-Trihydroxy-11,23-dioxo-5alpha-lanost-8-en-26-oic acid | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | The ethanol and aqueous extracts exhibit central nervous system depressant, antitussive, and expectorant activities. Peptidoglycan exhibits antihypertensive activity. Various glucans exhibit antitumor activity. Ganoderans A, B, and C exhibit hypoglycemic activity. The ethanol extract exhibits antiandrogenic activity, while the hot-water extract activates natural killer (NK) cells. | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF044274, AF044490, AF079584, AF110726, AF170007, AF170008 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Neurasthenia, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Chronic bronchitis, Hyperlipidemia, Angina pectoris, Arrhythmia, Gastric ulcer, Viral hepatitis, Enterocolitis, Diabetes mellitus, Cancer | |||||
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| References | CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 247-250. C2)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,34,4018(1986). C3)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,34,3695(1986). C4)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,33,2624(1985). C5)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,33,2628(1985). C6)Chem.Pharm.Bull.,34,4030(1986). C7)Phytochemistry,39,1165(1995). | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | |||||
