Monday, November 28, 2011

Trametes versicolor: The Turkey Tail Mushroom and Its Highly Regarded Anti Cancer Agent.


Trametes Versicolor, also known as turkey tail mushrooms because of its resemblance to turkey tails, recognized as a medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine.These medicinal mushroom is now highly researched and regarded for its anti cancer activities in human body. Due to heavy side effect of regular chemotherapy for cancer treatments ,researchers are now concentrating on this type of alternative natural medicines, and it is proved that Turkey tail mushrooms contains Polysaccharide-K (PSK), which is a protein bound polysaccharide helps to boost immune system of human body.

Paul Stamets, world renowned micro biologist’s recent lab test over Turkey Tail mushrooms (another name for Trametes Versicolor because of its resemblance to "turkey tail")  shows that, this type of medicinal mushroom has ability to fighting against cancer and they empower fighter cells to prevent and kill cancer cells from spreading over the body and affect other cells.  As we all know that, the cells that fight against disease are known as “T helper cells”, typical chemotherapy and radiation therapies destroy these T helper cells and weaken immune system of human body results easy infection and illness from other viral or bacterial agents. Turkey tail specifically helps these cells to fight against cancer germs.

Another recent study from National Institute of Health (NIH) of over $2.25 million-dollar, jointly with Bastyr University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Washington shows that Trametes Versicolor mushrooms have significant ability to powering immune system of patients with breast cancers. So now researchers are trying to analyse and they almost reach the decision that the ability of turkey tail in boosting immune system is not only helps patients with cancer but also may have positive impacts over other conditions such as HIV infection.

So, Trametes Versicolor mushrooms can do wonder with anyone not only with cancer but also its extra ordinary ability to strengthen immune system without any side affect can assist to get a protection against any disease. Besides, these mushrooms can stored for long time just by keeping away from heats and lights, also they are not expensive at all. So stay in good shape with a favour of nature and live a long life with Turkey Tail Mushrooms.


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