Chapéu inteiro e seco do cogumelo reishi (<i >Ganoderma lucidum</i>)

Chapéu inteiro e seco do cogumelo reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Whole dried reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) mushroom cap. One example of a range of Asian medical mushrooms sought for their purported immune-enhancing and anticancer effects. Its most prominent, pharmacologically active compounds include triterpenoids and polysaccharides (especially beta-d-glucans).

Courtesy of Dr. Narda Robinson.