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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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