Our Raw Organic Turkey Tail is a medicinal mushroom powder.
Traditionally used in Asia, turkey tail may possess powerful antioxidant properties that can help prevent free radical damage, support the immune system, and provide numerous extracellular nutrients.
To boost the immune system, enjoy the benefits of this slightly bitter, smooth and earthy mushroom powder brewed as a tea, in your favorite smoothie, or sprinkled on yogurt.


Organic Turkey Tail Mushroom Powder
Commonly called turkey tail because its shape and multiple colors are similar to that of a turkey, turkey tail mushroom (Trametes Versicolor) has been used around the world for centuries to treat a variety of health conditions.
Traditionally used in Chinese medicine; Turkey tail mushroom is believed to boost the immune system with its disease-fighting properties.
Turkey tail and mushrooms like it have been extensively researched and have been a staple food for many ancient civilizations. Not only for its culinary options, but mushrooms have also been used for their medicinal properties.
Chinese and Japanese cultures have used mushrooms to improve their quality of life
The ancient Greeks believed that mushrooms gave warriors strength in battle (International Journal of Microbiology)
Today, mushrooms are a popular natural health food because they are low in calories, low in carbohydrates, low in fat, and low in sodium. (International Journal of Microbiology)

Turkey Tail Medicinal Mushroom
Although there are a large number of mushrooms with medicinal properties, turkey tail is one of the best known. Perhaps its most impressive quality is its ability to improve the health of your immune system.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a clinical trial for an extract of turkey tail, allowing patients with advanced prostate cancer to take it in combination with conventional chemotherapy. Another trial pending FDA approval will evaluate the effects of taking the extract along with a vaccine treatment in women with breast cancer. These will help researchers collect safety data and move forward with the development of a potentially transformative cancer therapy. (Medicinal Mushrooms)
The National Institute of Health reports (Medicinal Mushrooms):
“Medicinal mushrooms are also used for lung diseases and cancer. For more than 30 years, medicinal mushrooms have been approved as an addition to standard cancer treatments in Japan and China. In these countries, mushrooms have been used safely for a long time, either alone or in combination with radiation or chemotherapy."
Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture discovered that the polysaccharides in mushrooms have unique characteristics that may support healthy metabolism, blood sugar levels, and an immune system response. They also have health-promoting potential, including antioxidant and the ability to support a healthy inflammatory response. (Mushroom polysaccharides)
Researchers in the journal Antioxidants of Edible Mushrooms found that edible mushrooms improve antioxidant defenses and reduce oxidative stress. (Journal Antioxidants from Edible Mushrooms).
Dietary mushrooms may also have been shown to support healthy blood pressure levels. (Journal of Nutritional Sciences and Vitaminology)
This information is provided for educational purposes and is part of the herbal literature that is available.

 
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