Active ingredients: Coriolus Versicolor Polysaccharide* 300mg

Functions and indications: Boosting the immunological competence. Use for prevention of diseases, supplement for surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, and rehabilitation. Coriolus Versicolor Polysaccharide can increase the activities of T and B lymphacyte, macrophage and NK-cell, make the white cell return to normal and increase the content of serum's complement C3 and ittnoglobulin (lgG), Can improve immune function of organism.**

Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 2-3 capsules once time, three times daily.
Caution: Do not use if pregnant.

*Coriolus Versicolor
Other common name(s): "Turkey Tail" mushroom, Yun zhi, polysaccharide K (PSK), polysaccharide-peptide (PSP)
Scientific/medical name(s): Coriolus versicolor, Trametes versicolor

Coriolus versicolor is a mushroom used in traditional Asian herbal remedies. A polysaccharide is a starch-like carbohydrate formed by a large number of sugar molecules.

Two substances (extracted from the mushroom using hot water), polysaccharide K (PSK) and polysaccharide-peptide (PSP), are being studied as possible complementary cancer treatments. Researchers have found that PSK, one of the substances that can be extracted from Coriolus versicolor, has several anti-cancer properties, including slowing the spread of cancer cells in the body. PSK also appears to have some immune boosting properties in people getting chemotherapy, and may lessen some side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. PSK is also believed to be a strong antioxidant, a compound that blocks the action of activated oxygen molecules, known as free radicals, that can damage cells.

More than 2 dozen human studies of PSK have been reviewed by experts at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Almost all of these studies were done in Japan and focused on cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, or breast. Most of them found that people with cancer were helped by PSK. People who received PSK along with other treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy generally had longer disease-free periods and increased survival rates compared with patients who got only standard treatment. Side effects from PSK in these studies were very mild. Smaller studies have suggested PSK may not be as effective against liver cancer or leukemia.

In the 1980s, the Japanese government approved the use of PSK for treating several types of cancers. In Japan, PSK is a best-selling anticancer drug. It is currently used as a cancer treatment in Japan along with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. PSP was discovered more recently, and has been studied mainly in China. While some early Chinese studies of PSP have reportedly shown it may help protect the immune system from the effects of cancer treatment, most studies published in medical journals thus far have been in cell cultures or animals. Studies in animals have suggested that PSP may slow the growth of lung cancer and sarcoma, and may help make radiation more effective in treating certain brain tumors. While herbalists claim Coriolus versicolor and its extracts are useful against a number of conditions, including cancer and certain infections, it is unclear how effective extracts of the mushroom itself may be. They are sold as dietary supplements in the US.

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**These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.