Month: April 2022

Turkey Tail Quick Facts Name: Turkey Tail Scientific Name: Trametes versicolor Origin Europe, Asia and North America Colors Multicolored with yellowish, orangish, grayish, bluish, blackish, and reddish-brown Shapes Flat, up to 8 x 5 x 0.5–1 cm in area. It is often triangular or round, with zones of fine hairs Flesh colors White Taste Sweet […]

Overview Turkey tail (Coriolus versicolor) is a mushroom. It contains polysaccharide peptide (PSP) and polysaccharide krestin (PSK), which are used as medicine. Turkey tail mushroom grows on stumps and the decomposing wood of trees. The PSP and PSK in turkey tail mushroom might help slow cancer growth and boost the immune system. People use turkey tail […]

Online As the popularity of medicinal mushrooms continues to increase, patients will be hearing more and more about them from friends, family, the media and other sources. This webinar will prepare practitioners to answer all their patients’ questions and to use these herbs to heal in a powerful and effective manner. “Treating Chronic Fatigue, Respiratory […]

Abstract Fatigue is the symptom of tiredness caused by physical and/or psychological stresses. As fatigue is becoming a serious problem in the modern society affecting human health, work efficiency, and quality of life, effective antifatigue remedies other than pharmacological drugs or therapies are highly needed. Mushrooms have been widely used as health foods, because of […]

I’ve been trying to include more mushrooms in my diet because I heard you say they’re really good for you. But now I’ve been told that certain ones are carcinogenic! Which ones should I avoid?  3 MIN I’m a big fan of mushrooms, but if you’re just starting to learn about their medicinal properties, I can’t […]

 1 MIN A number of studies suggest that turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) shows promise as a complementary treatment for people with cancer. In 2012, a small phase I clinical trial looked at the effects of turkey tail mushrooms on nine women with stages I-III breast cancer who had completed radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Results […]

“PS,” an 83-year-old woman, was diagnosed in June 2009 with advanced, metastatic inflammatory breast cancer. At the same time, she began chemo-therapy with Taxol and Herceptin, she also began taking capsules of turkey tail mushroom daily. The dose was 4 g twice daily (Host Defense Turkey Tail capsules, Fungi Perfecti Laboratories, Kamilche Point, Washington). The […]

Abstract Grifola gargal Singer, a medicinal mushroom, has been found to be effective for the prevention and treatment of various chronic inflammatory diseases. However, the effects of G. gargal on allergic diseases are unknown. The present study investigated the effect of G. gargal extract on allergic bronchial asthma. Asthma was induced in mice by ovalbumin […]