Why the Ganoderma Lucidum teste so bitter
The triterpenoids of Ganoderma Lucidum is mainly reason to bring the bitter. Now scientists have found more than two hundreds of triterpenoids ingredients which contents in ganoderma lucidum. These triterpenoids are specially triterpenoides which called ganoderic acid which others herbs do not have. This ganoderic acid are the mainly ingredients character for protecting the human liver. It have strong effective pharmacological activity for the function of liver protection,detoxification,relieve pain and etc. Such as ganoderic acid A, B, C and D can inhibit the releasing of cell histamine. Ganoderic acid F have strong function of inhibiting the activity of angiotensin enzyme. Ganoderic R and S have the effective ability of antiviral. Especially Japan pay high attention for ganoderic acid which used to be the standard identification of quality standards for ganoderma lucidum. They think the higher purity of ganoderic acid means higher quality of ganoderma lucidum extract.
Ganoderic acid is a kind of triterpene substances which has been separated into more than 100 kinds. Such as ganoderic acid A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, ma, md, mg and etc. Some of reishi taste bitter because of it contents the ganoderic acid A and lucidenic acid A. Lucidenic acid contents A, B, C, D, E, F and etc. But the ganoderic acid D and B will not bitter taste. Some of scholar think the purity of ganoderic acid which from fruit body will be increased accomplished with the improvement of its maturity and concentrated in the peripheral part of the fruiting body. In Japan, people keep more attention for the purity of ganoderic acid to judge the quality of ganoderma lucidum, especially the ganoderic acid A, B, C, D purity. More of ganoderic acid belongs to tetracyclic triterpenoids –highly oxidized wool sterane. Ganoderic acid is an kind of organic compound who can inhibit the cells of histamine release and improve the function of digestive system of various organs. They also can lower the blood pressure, reduce blood sugar, protect liver, adjust the liver function and etc. Because of the ganoderic acid have the ability which can stop the lanosterol or lanosterol oxygen synthesis of cholesterol and then slow down the process of atherosclerosis, blood pressure increasing. Which make the ganoderic acid have so strong function of reducing blood fat, lower blood pressure. From above we can see the ganoderic acid have so important effective function. That’s why it to be one of the most important indexing to judge the quality of ganoderma lucidum. More Why the Ganoderma Lucidum teste so bitter Scientific research and development , please check here