Ganoderma have been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years in Korea, China and Japan as well as in other regions of the world. Ganoderma species is known to grow on hardwoods, conifers, palms, old and declining trees, decay dead wood and stumps. Several species is cause serious diseases of plantation and other economically important tropical crops. It also has been reported to prevent and treat immunological diseases, including tumorigenesis, control of blood glucose levels, modulation of the immune system, hepatoprotection, bacteriostasis, and more. In the present study, we examined the effects of various Ganoderma species, including Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma neo-japonicum on nitric oxide inhibition activities, β-hexosaminidase secretions, and DPPH free radical scavenging capacities to compare the anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and antioxidant effects.

• Jae-Young Nam(Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea,)
• O-Chul Kwon( Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea,) | O-Chul Kwon
• Dae-Eun Yoon( Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea,) | Dae-Eun Yoon
• Hong-Il Kim( Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea,) | Hong-Il Kim
• Young-Jin Park( Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea,) | Young-Jin Park
• Young-Bok Yoo( Mushroom Research Division, NIHHS, RDA, Eumseong, 369-873, Korea) | Young-Bok Yoo
• Chang-Soo Lee( Department of Biomedical chemistry, Konkuk University, ChungJu 380-701, Korea) | Chang-Soo Lee