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Interested and curious about turkey tail mushrooms
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Mar 1 10:36am | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
There are so many studies on turkey tail mushrooms having anti-cancer properties. I live in a small town where I have a Herbalist and she created the tincture for me from turkey tail mushrooms from a friend of mine who is growing it. You can buy turkey tail mushroom capsules and or tinctures online. However you cannot be on anti-estrogen meds when you take it and the purpose for taking it is in lieu of taking the anti-estrogen meds. Good luck to you. I’m sorry for all that you’ve been through. Modern day treatment for breast cancer is aggressive and can be often times barbaric in terms of side effects. Praying for all afflicted with cancer.
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Holly, it may be pre-mature to claim that turkey tail mushroom ( scientific name is Trametes versicolor or Coriolus versicolor) is an anti-estrogen agent. To date, human studies have found they may play a role in boosting the immune system to fight off cancer and some evidence suggests that turkey tail mushrooms may have anticancer properties.
Here are a couple of articles with links to studies
- Can Turkey Tail Mushrooms Help Fight Cancer https://www.healthline.com/health/cancer/turkey-tail-mushroom-cancer
- Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®)–Patient Version https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/mushrooms-pdq
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Turkey tail's potential as an anti-estrogen properties remains under investigation and the results so far are inconclusive. Further study is warranted.
- Anti-Cancer Potential of Edible/Medicinal Mushrooms in Breast Cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10299416/
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Are there any side effects from the turkey tail mushroom?