Ganoderma

Scientific Name: Ganoderma ludium

Family: Ganodermataceae

Parts used: Entire fruit body

Chemical constituents: terpenoids, steroids, phenols, nucleotides and their derivatives, glycoproteins, and polysaccharides, amino acids and lysine and laeucine 

Uses: for the control of cancer, migraine, blood pressure, gastric trouble, child birth, antifungal, antibacterial, control of blood glucose levels, modulation of immune system hepatoprotection and bacteriostatic.

Distribution in Nepal: 100-2500m, East to West