Turkey tail mushrooms are multicolored fungi that grow on tree trunks. Their potential health benefits may include immune-boosting and prebiotic properties. Turkey tail mushrooms are plentiful in ...

Turkey tail is a medicinal mushroom that’s full of antioxidants and other compounds. Evidence shows it may help fortify your immune system, maintain healthy gut bacteria, and support the ...

In recent years the mushroom varieties chaga, cordyceps and reishi have all been heralded for their benefits, but turkey tail, a vibrantly-hued fungus that’s been celebrated in Chinese medicine ...

She adds that, while a growing body of research has shown that compounds in shiitake, turkey tail, and other mushrooms could have antitumor properties, the studies have largely been limited to ...

(Trametes is not to be confused with Tremella, a type of jelly fungus.) Turkey tails are about only 3-4 inches long, 2-3 inches wide and only slightly stick up from the log. They grow in clusters ...

After being diagnosed with lymphoma, I decided to supplement my cancer treatment with turkey tail mushrooms. In the fall of 2022, I was diagnosed with high grade stage 2 B-cell non-specific, ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOMMedically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor or Coriolus versicolor) is a medicinal mushroom used for hundreds of years to treat ...

That said, let’s get started. We have received a number of letters in response to a column about the possible health benefits of turkey tail mushrooms. “I’m being treated for metastatic ...

Last December, I was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. I had immunotherapy and also used turkey tail mushroom extract. All except one of the tumors shrank. Do you think the mushrooms helped?