Our Raw Organic Turkey Tail is a  medicinal mushroom powder .
 Traditionally used in Asia, Turkey Tail may possess  powerful antioxidant properties  that can  aid in preventing damage from free radicals, support the immune system and provide numerous extracellular nutrients.
 For an immune system boost, enjoy the benefits of this mild, earthy, slightly bitter 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 a turkey, turkey tail mushroom (Trametes Versicolor) has been used worldwide for centuries to treat a variety of health conditions.
 Traditionally used in Chinese medicine; turkey tail mushroom is thought to boost the immune system with its disease-fighting properties.
 Turkey tail and mushrooms like it have been widely-researched and have been a staple for  many ancient civilizations.  Not just because of their 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
 Ancient Greeks believed that mushrooms provided strength for warriors in battle (International Journal of Microbiology)
 Today, mushrooms are a popular natural health food because they are low in calories, low in carbohydrates, low fat, and low in sodium.  (International Journal of Microbiology)
 Turkey Tail Medicinal Mushroom
 While there is an abundance of mushrooms with medicinal properties, Turkey tail is one of the most well-known. Perhaps its most impressive quality is its ability to enhance the health of your immune system.
 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a clinical trial for a turkey tail extract, allowing patients with advanced prostate cancer to take it in combination with conventional chemotherapy. Another trial pending FDA approval will test the effects of taking the extract along with a vaccine treatment in women with breast cancer. These will help researchers gather safety data and continue their development of 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 combined with radiation or chemotherapy. "
 Researchers with the US Department of Agriculture have found that polysaccharides in mushrooms have unique traits that may support a healthy metabolism, blood sugar levels, and immune system response. They also have health-promoting potentials including anti-oxidative and the ability to support a healthy inflammation response. (Mushroom Polysaccharides)
 Researchers from the Antioxidants of Edible Mushrooms journal found that edible mushrooms enhance antioxidant defenses reducing oxidative stress. (Antioxidants of Edible Mushrooms Journal).
 Dietary mushrooms may have also been shown to support healthy blood pressure levels. (Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology)
 This information is provided for educational purposes and is part of the herbal literature that is available.
 
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