来源及植物性状灵芝为多孔菌科真菌赤芝或紫芝的干燥子实体。全年采收,除去杂质,剪除附有朽木、泥沙或培养基质的下端菌柄,阴干或在40～50℃烘干。灵芝首载于《说文》,称其形如篆文“之”字。《神农本草经》列为上品,有赤、黑、青、白、黄、紫芝之分。《本草纲目》载于菜部蔬菜类,李时珍谓之属于菌类,可食。灵芝的性状鉴别赤芝外形呈伞状,菌盖肾形、半圆 Source and Plant Characters Ganoderma lucidum is a dried fruiting body of the fungus Myceliophthora or Ganoderma lucidum. Harvest all year round, remove impurities, cut off the bottom of stigma attached with deadwood, sediment or culture medium, dry or dry at 40 ~ 50 ℃. Ganoderma first contained in “said the text,” said the shape of the seal, such as “” of the word. “Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic” as a top grade, red, black, green, white, yellow, purple Zhi points. “Compendium of Materia Medica” is contained in the vegetable vegetables, Li Shizhen that belongs to the fungus, edible. Ganoderma lucidum character identification umbrella shaped umbrella shape, cover kidney-shaped, semicircle