Patent ID: 6440420
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method for extracting oleaginous substances from spores of Ganoderma lucidum comprising:soaking Ganoderma spores in a nutritional solution to produce germination-induced Ganoderma spores; placing said germination-induced Ganoderma spores in a ventilated culture box until cell walls of said Ganoderma spores are softened to produce germination-activated Ganoderma spores; breaking sporoderm of said germination-activated Ganoderma spores by a mechanical means to obtain sporoderm-broken Ganoderma spores, and extracting oleaginous substances from said sporoderm-broken Ganoderma spores using a supercritical fluid-carbon dioxide (SCFâ€”CO2) extraction method.