Description
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 mushroom to improve response to cancer medicines and radiation. It is also used for muscle strength, fatigue, UTIs, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
The polysaccharides extracted from Coriolus versicolor fruit body, mycelium or fermentable extract are powerful in anti-cancer activity. Many researches have been founded that active ingredients in Coriolus versicolor are the Polysaccharides and Polysaccharide krestin (PSK, a protein-bound polysaccharide) and Polysaccharide-Peptide (PSP).Its Polysaccharides have antitumour activity against various tumour cells in rats, sarcoma -180(80%) and ascites cancer(100%).
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