Ganoderma lucidum (fruiting body)

Nomenclature

Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis: Fr.) P. Karst.   Ganodermataceae  
Syn. Polyporus lucidus (Curtis: Fr.) Fr.  
Standardized common name (English): reishi  
Pinyin name(s): ling zhi; ling zhi (fruiting body); ling zhi cao (fruiting body)

Microscopic Characteristics

Fragment of pileus showing palisade arrangement and rounded ends of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories	Basidiospores of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Ganoderma lucidum HPTLC ID - 10% Methanolic Sulfuric Acid - UV 365 nm Reishi (fruiting body) (Ganoderma lucidum) Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample): 3 μL Ursolic Acid ~ 0.1% Methanol 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-1 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-2 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-3 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-3 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-4 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-5 (fruiting body) 3 μL Ganoderma lucidum-6 (fruiting body) Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA.  Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates  Mobile Phase Dichloromethane : Methanol [9/1]  Sample Preparation Method 0.3g+3mL 70% grain EtOH sonicate/heat @ 50° C ~ 1/2 hr  Detection Method 10% Methanolic H2SO4 -> UV 365 nm  Reference see American Herbal Pharmacopoeia & Therapeutic Compendium Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories