N’chifukwa chiyani anthu amakalamba?Kuwonjezeka kwa ma free radicals ndicho chifukwa chachikulu cha ukalamba.Ma radicals aulere ndizomwe anthu amazitcha zinyalala zomwe zimapangidwa ndi ma cell panthawi ya metabolism, kupanga lipid peroxides mu biofilms, zomwe zimapangitsa kusintha kwama cell ndi magwiridwe antchito, zomwe zimapangitsa kuwonongeka kwa ziwalo ndi minofu.Kukalamba, chotupa, matenda amtima, kutupa ndi matenda a autoimmune zonse zimagwirizana ndi lipid peroxidation komanso kupanga kwakukulu kwaulere.Mayesero asonyeza zimenezoGanoderma lucidumndi antioxidant ndipo ali ndi ma free radical scavening effect.Poyesa mbewa, zatsimikiziridwa kuti Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide imatha kuchepetsa m'badwo wa ma radicals aulere mu mbewa macrophages, kuwononga mpweya wa okosijeni waulere, kuletsa lipid peroxidation, kupititsa patsogolo kupulumuka kwa maselo ndikuchita gawo loletsa kukalamba.[Mawu a ndimeyi asankhidwa kuchokera mu "Talks about Lingzhi that Prolongs Life" yolembedwa ndi Wang Shoudong, Jiang Fan ndi Wang Xiaoyun]

Zofufuza zambiri zatsimikizira zimenezoReishi bowaimatha kufulumizitsa kuchotsedwa kwa ma radicals aulere, kukonza ndende ndi ntchito za ma enzymes osiyanasiyana a antioxidant m'thupi ndikuwongolera kusalinganika pakati pa "oxidation" ndi "antioxidation" kaya ali athanzi kapena odwala.Izi sizimangofotokoza chifukwa chake Ganoderma lucidum imatha kupanga minofu ndi ziwalo kukhala zazing'ono komanso chifukwa chake mawanga azaka azikhala opepuka kapena kutha komanso chifukwa chake tsitsi loyera loyambirira limameranso lakuda mukatha kudya.Lingzhikwa kanthawi.[Mawu a m'ndimeyi asankhidwa kuchokera ku "Lingzhi, Ingenious beyond Description" yolembedwa ndi Wu Tingyao, P206]