Turkey Tail Mushrooms
$15.00 – $25.00
(mycology as Trametes versicolor (L:FR)
Benefits:
- Helps treat the common cold and flu
- Improves digestion
Medical properties: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/turkey-tail-mushroom#TOC_TITLE_HDR_3 | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/turkey-tail-mushroom
- Turkey tail helps to heal infections
- It contains two compounds that make it different from other medical mushrooms: beta-glucans polysaccharide Krestin PSK and polysaccharide peptide PSP.
- PSK has anti-cancer properties.
- PSK & PSP could regenerate white blood cells and stimulate the activity and creation of T-cells macrophages and natural killer cells, enabling the immune system to once again ward off and destroy pathogens.
- In Japan, the government allowed PSK to be used to treat several types of cancer
Kıvrak, I., Kivrak, S., & Karababa, E. (2020). Assessment of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of Turkey tail medicinal mushroom Trametes versicolor (Agaricomycetes). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 22(6).
