Based on 20 years of mainstream medical research in Asia (particularly Japan), Turkey tail mushrooms are generally recognized as an adjunct to conventional cancer treatments. T. versicolor is known to have anti-tumor, anti-viral, anti-oxidant and immune boosting properties. Although all mushrooms and many foods have polysaccharides in their cell walls, T. versicolor have been found to contain polysaccharides and terpenes which are particularly effective in retarding the progress of various cancers and other diseases through immune stimulation rather than direct cytocidal effects. Mushroom based polysaccharides do not directly attack cancer cells but produce their anti-tumor effects through increasing macrophage activity – white blood cells which destroy pathogens such as bacteria and yeast-infected cells. Macrophages exist in great numbers in the body and constitute a first line of defense against disease. ‘Turkey tail’ is also recognized for the ability to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Cautions/Contraindications Sources:
• Toxicity tests at the Shanghai Medical University, the Shanghai Institute of Labour Health & Occupational Disease and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica have shown that PSP extract from Turkey Tail has no toxicity even at oral dosages 100 times the prescribed clinical dosages for six months
• Do not take if you are pregnant or breast feeding

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