Coriolus Mushroom, A Powerful Immune System Modulator!
Coriolus versicolor (Trametes versicolor) is a fruitful woodland mushroom that grows on diverse hardwoods virtually all over the earth.
It has been used for centuries, in all parts of the world, as a natural medicine.
It is native to tropical, subtropical and temperate zone climates and is extremely adaptive, growing prolifically on a wide assortment of woodland regions.
Referred to as "turkey tail" for it's shape and lines of colors that resemble turkey tail feathers, it is one of the most studied of the medicinal mushrooms. This is because it contains potent
polysaccharides
that work with the immune system to inhibit cancerous growth.
Interestingly enough, Trametes veriscolor is one of the most commonly found mushrooms, forming great colonies on decaying trees. We often see them on our nature hikes growing prolifically all over the forest.
Immune Building Properties!
Kresin or PSK:
Turkey tail is a mushroom with extremely powerful immune-potentiating activity. It is the source of PSK or "Kresin", which has been researched in Asia and approved as an anti-cancer drug.
PSK is a protein-bound polysaccharide shown to decrease tumor re-occurrence and increase survival rate of cancer patients.
PSK contains a compound called PSP, a polysaccharopeptide that inhibits free-radical oxidation and has been shown to be a concentrated anti-viral that inhibits HIV reproduction.
PSP is a "biological response modifier" (BRM) stimulating the bodies response to infection and disease.
The polysaccharide peptide (CVP) has anti-tumor properties as well as a immune modulating response that reduces the proliferation of human leukemia cells while not effecting healthy cells.
PSK or Kresin has been shown to be a powerful antibiotic helping in such cases as:
candida
overgrowth, Staphlococcus and other pathogenic microbes. Coriolus Mushroom has superoxide dismutase-like qualities which exhibit
antioxidant
promoting activity.
The MD Anderson Hospital, the top ranked cancer hospital in the U.S., has reported that Kresin is a: "promising candidate for chemo prevention due to the multiple effects on the malignant process".
