Turkey Tail mushroom is a key player in teas that are blended to sooth and restore gut health. This mushroom has so many benefits it’s hard to imagine! Purported to be one of the key ingredients that has led to the health and longevity of the peoples who regularly consume it, Turkey Tail mushroom is a phytonutrient packed super food and medicinal. Scientists from all over the world have found astonishing properties imbued in this colorful polypore.
Ajibola, O. O., Nolasco-Hipolito, C., Carvajal-Zarrabal, O., Salleh, S. F., Adeyinka, G. C., Adefegha, S. A., … & Thomas, R. (2024). Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor): An edible macrofungi with immense medicinal properties. Current Opinion in Food Science, 58, 101191.“Trametes versicolor, referred to as turkey tail’s Mushroom or Yun Zhi in China, is an edible mushroom that has extensive historical usage in conventional and traditional Chinese medicine. This mushroom contains an abundance of physiologically bioactive compounds, most notably β-glucan polysaccharides, which are responsible for antioxidant, neuroprotection, hypolipidemic effects, immune-modulating effects, and anticancer effects. Trametes versicolor has also been revealed to have wound healing, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antifibrotic, neurotrophic, and anti-inflammatory effects among other therapeutic efficacies.”
Paul Stamets writes in his book, “Perhaps the most well studied of all polypore mushrooms, Yun Zhi has long been viewed as an ally to human health.”
