Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018
Quantification of Polysaccharides in Medicinal Mushroom Preparation Oriens® Reishi ganoderma for Dietary Supplementation
Sekar Sasikala, Kumar Deeptha
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Ganoderma lucidum is a prominent medicinal mushroom which has been used in Oriental medicine for centuries. The objective of the present study was to quantify the polysaccharides present in the preparation Oriens®Reishi ganodermausing UV spectroscopy. Studying the absorbance using UV spectrophotometer showed that the preparation contained 50.98% of polysaccharides. Given the antioxidant and ant-cancer effects of the Ganoderma polysaccharides, and the living culture of the present population, Reishi ganoderma can be used an effective supplement to sustain health and well-being in humans.
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Sekar Sasikala, Kumar Deeptha, Quantification of Polysaccharides in Medicinal Mushroom Preparation Oriens� Reishi ganoderma for Dietary Supplementation, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018
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Sekar Sasikala, Kumar Deeptha, Quantification of Polysaccharides in Medicinal Mushroom Preparation Oriens� Reishi ganoderma for Dietary Supplementation, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018