Research progress on polysaccharide from Ganoderma lucidum spore powder / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Ganoderma lucidum is a kind of medicine and food fungi of genus Ganoderma, Polyporaceae. It’s regarded as traditional and precious medicinal material with high medicinal value in China. G. lucidum spore polysaccharide is the main active ingredient from G. lucidum. Now it is proved that it has wide medicinal value and wide application prospects in medicine. This article gives an overview of the research progress in the polysaccharide structure, extraction technology, and bioactivity of G. lucidum spore polysaccharides, which provides an important reference for the research and the medicinal value of natural products.