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Reishi
| Medical Definition: | A mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, of the APHYLLOPHORALES order of basidomycetous fungi. It has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine in various forms. Contains STEROLS, coumarin, MANNITOL; POLYSACCHARIDES; and triterpenoids. |
| Previously Indexed: | Basidiomycota (1979-1999) |
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