Ganoderma Lucidum(Gl), known as a precious traditional Chinese medicine which can nourishes and strengthens the body. The broken germ cell of Gl called Sporoderm-broken Spores of Ganoderma Lucidum(SSGl) which is a new traditional Chinese medicine that can be collected artificially. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences of the content of polysaccharides and triterpenoids between SSGl and Gl. Twelve batches of SSGl samples and twenty batches of Gl samples were collected in different producing areas including shandong, jilin, heilongjiang, anhui, sichuan, zhejiang and fujian provinces. Samples were assayed according to Chinese Pharmacopoeia of 2015 year by Ultraviolet Spectrometry. The polysaccharides were quantified by anthrone-sulfuric acid method, the triterpenoids were quantified by vanillin-glacial acetic acid method. As a result, the content of polysaccharides in SSGl was between 0.92% and 2.97%, average value(AV)±standard deviation(SD) was 1.61%±0.63, with the RSD was 39.44%; while the content of triterpenoids was between 1.18% and 2.98%, AV±SD was 1.96%±0.60, with the RSD was 30.72%. Corresponding, the content of polysaccharides in Gl was between 0.55% and 2.16%, AV±SD was 1.04%±0.42, with the RSD was 40.66%; while the triterpenoids was between 0.44% and 1.30%, AV±SD was 0.73%±0.20, with the RSD was 27.75%. According to the results, the content of polysaccharides in SSGl was lower than that of triterpenoids. Conversely, the content of polysaccharides in Gl was higher than that of triterpenoids. Otherwise, the content of polysaccharides and triterpenoids in SSGl were all higher than that in Gl. Although SSGl and Gl are homologous, but the material basis is different which can provide reference for the inner quality evaluation and pharmacological difference of SSGl and Gl.
Keywords: Sporoderm-broken Spores of Ganoderma Lucidum; Ganoderma Lucidum; different producing areas; polysaccharide; triterpenoids; content