The 2000 edition of China Pharmacopoeia recognized the medicinal value of Ganoderma lucidum for the first time, and the List of Fungi Species Available for Health Food published by the Ministry of Health in 200 1 recognized that there are three kinds of Ganoderma lucidum with medicinal value, namely Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae. Usually, Ganoderma lucidum refers to Ganoderma lucidum (Ganoderma lucidum referred to below in this book, unless otherwise specified).