G. lucidum is a basidiomycete belongs to the family of Polyporaceae.
It is also known as ‘Lingzhi’ in China, ‘Reishi’ in Japan,‘Yeong Ji’ or ‘Yung Gee’or ‘Seon-cho’ in Korea, ‘Linh chi’ in Vietnam and
‘Lingzhi’ or ‘ling chih’ in English.
It was commonly used as a traditional medicine in the orient for more than 2000 years.
