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Spore Print: Brown. Flesh: Whitish; fairly soft when young, but soon tough.

It also appears quite clear that Hemlock Varnish Shelf extract contains an abundance of antioxidants. A study from 1999 found Hemlock Varnish Shelf extract to possess "the strongest antioxidant activity of five species of Ganoderma tested," stronger than Vitamin E.

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One study conducted in 2004 found Hemlock Varnish Shelf extract to posses liver protective properties and be anti-fibrotic.

Like Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma tsugae is non-poisonous but generally considered inedible, due to its solid woody nature; however, making ganoderma teas and extacts from its fruiting bodies is an excellent way make use of the medicinal compounds present in Ganoderma tsugae. This mushroom is closely related to Ganoderma lucidum and is virtually indistinguishable from that species. However, Ganoderma tsugae is partial to conifers--especially hemlock. In the case of extracting the polysaccharides in Ganoderma tsugae, a hot water extraction or tea can be very effective; however, to best extract the triterpenoids present in G. tsugae it is best to use an alcohol or alcohol/glycerin extraction method.