Name: Name: Turkey tail, Trametes versicolor
Other names: Many-zoned polypore, Kawaratake, As yun zhi
Family: Polyporaceae
Harvest months: All year round
Usable plant parts: Fruiting body Description: It often grows in clusters where its fan-shaped caps are closely stacked
They can be green-black, blue, dark brown or ocher in color. The cap is wavy at the edge and slightly lobed.
The tubes of the underside are white and take on a brownish color when old. Habitat: On rotten wood, common in central Europe
Risk of confusion: none Toxicity: non-toxic
Warning: none Ingredients: polysaccharide K, beta-glucans, polysaccharide PSK, glycoprotein PSP, ergosterols
Properties: immunostimulant, antitumoral, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant,
Helps with: gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, esophageal - throat cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, leukemia