Ganoderma lucidum
Background of the project
“The production of Ganoderma lucidum is part of our latest alliances to introduce to our offer of supply of value chains, one that opens the way to the world of fungi.
This supply chain offers the possibility of matching to tailor made specifications of final form of the product. This flexibility translates perfectly the spirit of the project behind and of stakeholders working on developping this value chain.
As the DNA of Green Colibris projects , this one has a strong social impact and looks to contribute to create a leading initiative in the development of productive processes within the framework of the circular bioeconomy, contributing to the development and economic reactivation of population groups in urban and rural areas in Colombia, through cooperation with different collaborative networks, small farmers and indigenous communities, organizations, and those interested in developing various productive practices in the area of mycology.”
PROJECT TIMELINE
Botanical information about Ganoderma lucidum |
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Taxonomy |
Family : Ganodermataceae Genus : Ganoderma Species : Ganoderma lucidum |
Description of Ganoderma lucidum |
Ganoderma are characterized by basidiocarps that are large, perennial, woody brackets also called “conks”,dark orange to red colored mushroom. They are lignicolous and leathery either with or without a stem. The fruit bodies typically grow in a fan-like or hoof-like form on the trunks of living or dead trees. They have double-walled, truncate spores with yellow to brown ornamented inner layers. Taste is very bitter |
Common names for Ganoderma lucidum |
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Natural Global Distribution of Ganoderma lucidum |
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Active Substances of Ganoderma lucidum |
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Properties of Ganoderma lucidum |
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Phytotherapeutic uses of Ganoderma lucidum
Ganoderma has been highly regarded among Asian culture for its medicinal uses. In China there has been a record of the use of Ganoderma for more than 2,000 years, being within Chinese folklore the attribution of beneficial effects on the viscera, on the senses of hearing and smell, which strengthens memory, improves intelligence and delays the aging process (Miles & Chang, 1999).
Currently Ganoderma lucidum is very popular worldwide for its pharmacologically important compounds that contain properties such as: a) antioxidant, b) immunostimulant, c) antitumor, d) hepatoprotective, e) hypoglycemic, f) hypocholesterolemic (Paredes Leon , 2019).
Batra P, Sharma A, & Khajuria, R, (2013) mention that Ganoderma lucidum has properties to treat conditions such as liver disease, chronic hepatitis, nephritis, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, arthritis, neurasthenia, insomnia, bronchitis, asthma, gastric ulcers, atherosclerosis, leukopenia, diabetes, anorexia, and cancer.
Ganoderma lucidum supply chains
Final products of Ganoderma lucidum |
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Ganoderma lucidum crops worldwide
Colombia
Production takes place in Caldas department by a wonderful team of young entrepreneurs who have embarked on the production of mushrooms as Pleurotus ostreatus locally called “orellanas” and Ganoderma lucidum.
Possible available certifications for Ganoderma lucidum supply chain
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