Application of Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna Analysis in Identifying Phellinus Igniarius Strains Primena Rapd Za Identifikaciju Phellinus Igniarius Sojeva

[Phellinus igniarius (L.ex.Fr)Quel.] is a rare medicinal fungi that is placed in the Basidiomycota, Hymenomycetes, Aphyllophorales, Hymenochaetaceae and phellinus (1). As a form of traditional Chinese medicine, these species have been reported to cure several diseases (2), and have also been used in Japan as a diuretic (3). P. igniarius contains several bioactive substances including polysaccharides, flavones and triterpenoids (4). More recent research showed that P. igniarius inhibited cancer cell growth, possessed immunomodulatory properties, and exerted an anti-hepatic fibrosis function (5). Fruit bodies of the genus of P. igniarius mostly assume horse unguis shape, and it is difficult to distinguish them from macroscopical ones, so at present P. igniarius’s right classification and naming have a lot of controversies (1).