IDENTIFYING SAPONIN AND AKALOID IN THE EXTRACT OF THE GARNODERMA LUCIDUM

Abstract

Lingzhi, a valuable fungus, has been known thousands years ago. Lingzhi is regarded as valuable as ginseng because of its ability in the treatment of many kinds of diseases including Hepatitis B, Diabetes, Hypertension, cancers, tumours. Some special components have been found in it, such as: saponin triterpenoides, alkaloide, polysaccharides, aminoacids... But the most important components people have paid attention to in studying are saponin triterpenoides and alkaloide. Therefore, the identification of its exclusivism is the first most important factor when we begin studying them.