Ganoderma lucidum Ganoderic acids

Ganoderic acids, for example S, are found in the above- and under-ground parts of the fungus Ganoderma lucidum which is used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine for tonic preparations to increase vitality. 27-Norlanostanes, for example (-)-17,23-epoxy-28-hydroxy-27-norlanost-8-ene-3,24-dione, are isolated from the bulbs of some Mediterranean grape hyacinths such as Muscari comosum and Scilla scilloides (Liliaceae). 

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