Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide

Coriolus versicolor Commonly known as the "turkey tail" in North America, Coriolus versicolor (also known as Trametes versicolor), is unique among the medicinal mushrooms, with extensive use in both traditional herbalism and modern clinical practice.The focus of the modern clinical use and research (over 400 published studies), has been the immuno-modulating and anti-tumor properties of the hot water extracted polysaccharides.Coriolus versicolor is found throughout the wooded temperate zones of North America, Asia, and Europe and may be the most prolific shelf fungus in the Northern Hemisphere.The mushroom caps have a plush velvety surface and are colored in varying shades of brown or gray, with a distinctive pattern of alternating bands of dark and light color.In Classical Chinese and Japanese herbalism the fruit bodies (mushrooms) are harvested, dried, ground to a powder and made into tea. . Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide In traditional herbalism hot water extracts of Coriolus were used to dispel dampness, reduce phlegm, treat pulmonary infections, and to support liver health. The Ming dynasty edition of the Materia Medica states that "The black and green Yun zhi are beneficial to one's spirit and vital energy, and strengthen one's tendon and bone. The Coriolus extract was so successful that the cost to Japan's national health insurance program reached almost a billion dollars a year. In an attempt to reduce expenditures the Health Ministry restricted the use of the Coriolus extract to those people most in need, people receiving chemotherapy or radiation. Clinical research has consistently demonstrated the ability of Coriolus beta glucans to double and even triple survival rates for people receiving chemotherapy and radiation. Quality parameters Character Brown powdermoisture absorption easily Polysaccharide Content 20% 30% Solubility(water) Soluble Heavy metal parameters As≤1.0ppm Cd≤2ppm Cr≤1ppm Pb≤2ppm Hg≤0.5ppm Sanitation indicators Bacteria≤1000/g E.Coli and Mite not detected Mould≤100/g Loss on Drying 9%