Research progress of the medicinal function components and utilization of Antrodia cinnamomea

Antrodia cinnamomea is a valuable medicinal fungus in China,wild bodies grows in the inner wall of the rotting trunk of Cinnamomum kanehirai only in Taiwan.The researches on taxonomy,biological characteristics,habitat and ecological aspects,chemical composition,pharmacological effects,toxicity evaluation of Antrodia cinnamomea were reviewed in the paper.