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Common Names
Reishi; Ling Zhi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLINE | 20 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOOCTASULFUR | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ENDOPOLYGALACTURONASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ERGOSTA-4-6-8(14)-22-TETRAEN-3-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-4-7-22-TRIENE-3-6-DIONE | 0 | Mycelium | not available | 5.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-7-22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-7-22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-7-22-DIENE-2-BETA-3-ALPHA-9-ALPHA-TRIOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-7-22-DIENE-3-BETA-5-ALPHA-6-BETA-TRIOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTA-7-9-22-TRIENE-3-BETA-5-ALPHA-6-ALPHA-TRIOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL | 5 | Fruit | not available | 1168.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL | 5 | Plant | 3000.0 | 4000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ERGOSTEROL-PALMITATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GANODERAL-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GANODERAN-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GANODERAN-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| GANODERAN-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | 2.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GANODERAN-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Antiacne | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiaggregant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiangiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |