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Definition
: A mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, of the POLYPORALES order of basidiomycetous fungi. It has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine in various forms. Contains STEROLS; COUMARINS; MANNITOL; POLYSACCHARIDES; and triterpenoids.
See Also
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Other names
lucidums, Ganoderma; lucidum, Ganoderma; Ganoderma lucidums; Reishus; Ganoderma lucidum