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Latin name: Trametes versicolor
Formerly also known as: Coriolus versicolor
Common names: yun zhi or cloud fungus (in Chinese); kawaratake or mushroom by the river bank (in Japanese)
Habitat: widely found across North America, Asia and Europe
Common and traditional uses: immune health, antioxidant support, healthy cholesterol already within normal ranges, healthy liver support*
Fun fact: The species name versicolor stems from “of several colors” in Latin – fitting since this mushroom comes in many colors around the world!
Head into the woods – or even a park – near where you live (no matter where that may be) and look for dead trees and fallen logs. Chances are good that you’ll spot mushrooms growing in overlapping clusters, with concentric rings of color gradients. Chances are also good that these are Turkey Tail mushrooms, one of the best-known and ubiquitous mushrooms in the world. (But don’t be a turkey! Always be 100% certain before you forage them, as there are many “false” Turkey Tails out there. Thankfully, the look-alikes are not toxic.)
Where Turkey Tail is mentioned, superlatives usually follow. All fungi are fantastic, but this one is especially so. A quick search of the research on this mushroom (and the extracts PSK and PSP) yields over 100 pages of results (and well over 1,000 studies, analyses and trials, from one database).
Keep reading to learn about 10 things that make Turkey Tail mushrooms so fascinating!
Additional source:
Hobbs L.Ac., AHG, Christopher. Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide. Storey Publishing, LLC.
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*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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