Recently, researchers have begun to isolate and identify substances present in this medicinal mushroom that may act similar to pharmaceutical drugs. Two of these substances are polysaccharide peptide (PSP) and polysaccharide crestin (PSC). Scientists believe these chemicals can fight cancer and strengthen the immune system.
Trametes multicolored, PSP and PSK are used to treat:
- herpes
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- hepatitis A
- pulmonary diseases
- ringworm and a skin condition called impetigo
- upper respiratory tract infections
- digestive tract infections
- liver diseases, including hepatitis
Polypore polypore is also used for:
- stimulation of the immune system
- reducing the amount of sputum
- improving bodybuilding results
- increasing energy levels
- reducing toxic effects and pain from chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- increasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy
- increasing life expectancy and improving the quality of life of cancer patients
Trametes versicolor contains polysaccharide peptide (PSP) and polysaccharide-K (PSK, krestin), which are able to fight tumor growth and also strengthen the immune system.
The effectiveness of using multi-colored trametes
Possibly effective:
Trametes versicolor may be effective when used in conjunction with chemotherapy to more effectively treat cancer. Oral administration of crestin polysaccharide (CPS), a substance found in polypore polypore, may improve some responses to chemotherapy in people with various types of cancer. PSC has been used in Japan for several decades for breast cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, and nasopharyngeal cancer. Results vary.
Insufficient evidence:
- boosting the immune system
- herpes
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- hepatitis
- pulmonary diseases
- body-building
- ringworm
- skin infections, including impetigo
- urinary tract infections
- gastrointestinal tract infections
- poor appetite
- other diseases and conditions
To confirm the effectiveness of the use of multi-colored tramethes for these purposes, it is necessary to obtain more scientific evidence.
Side effects and safety
Trametes versicolor is probably safe for most people when taken orally appropriately. So far, no side effects have been reported from taking this mushroom. However, people who had chemotherapy and took a chemical called PSA (extracted from polypore polypore) experienced nausea, low white blood cell counts, and liver problems. It is unclear whether these side effects are related to chemotherapy or PSC.
Special precautions and warnings
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: There is insufficient reliable information about the safety of taking Trametes versicolor during pregnancy or breastfeeding. To avoid side effects and possible harm to you and your baby, avoid taking this medication.
Interaction with various drugs
We currently do not have any information regarding the interaction of drugs based on Trametes versicolor with other pharmaceutical drugs.
Dosage
The following doses have been studied in scientific studies.
Oral intake:
For various types of cancer, in addition to chemotherapy: 3 grams of PSA (a component believed to be effective in treating cancer) taken daily.
Variegated polypore, also known as multi-colored, cloud mushroom or turkey tail, kawaratake, multi-colored tramethes can be found on deciduous trees (on dry birch, apricot, plum) and on rotten stumps. It often grows on firewood that has been stored for the winter. Less common on spruce trunks. Polypores are saprotrophs, decomposing dead remains of wood, they are the orderlies of the garden and forest. But the tinder fungus is capable of killing a living tree, destroying it from the inside. Therefore, they are primarily useful on dry plants.
Polypores are one of the most common mushrooms on the planet. They look like a drop frozen on a tree. There are many species of this mushroom, but they have one thing in common - their habitat. Mushrooms grow on any woody plant. Some species love moisture, while others, on the contrary, love dryness and rottenness.
Recognizing a mushroom is an important task
How to recognize the multi-colored tinder fungus? The mushroom can be identified by a large accumulation of fruiting bodies in the form of small caps, which can be rosette, imbricated, thin, or hard. The tinder fungus is divided into several layers of different colors (hence the name). For example, the upper part can be white, gray, velvety, the middle can be darker, even black. The edges, on the contrary, are light, wavy or lobe-shaped.
The colors of the multi-colored tinder fungus smoothly flow into each other.
Low tubular layer, 1-3 mm, mostly white, pale brown. The older the mushroom, the darker the tubular layer. Pores are round in shape, yellowish in color, up to 4 per 1 mm. This colorful mushroom has leathery, hard white flesh, odorless and tasteless. This representative does not have a leg; it grows on wood. The bodies are sessile, almost prostrate. In nature they are found in various forms. It only grows for one year. The motley polypore grows most actively in spring and autumn.
Polypore polypore is used in traditional and folk medicine. You can buy it in pharmacies or assemble it yourself. If you have a garden, try looking for it on the trunks of fruit trees. The mushroom can be found in parks. But it’s best to go to the forest for him. Carefully inspect deciduous trees, fallen branches, and stumps.
Polypore polypore multi-colored or variegated in the photo
Syn: polypore fungus, multi-colored polypore, saprophyte, Coriolus versicolor, Variegated polypore, Turkey tail, Cuckoo tail, Variegated, Yunji, Kawaratake, Coriolus versicolor.
Trametes versicolor is a polypore with fan-shaped fruiting bodies that usually form large clusters. Fruiting bodies in clusters grow imbricately or in rosettes. The mushroom has antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effects.
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In medicine
Trametes versicolor is not included in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation and is not used in official medicine, but scientists do not deny the medicinal properties of Trametes versicolor. In China and Japan, it is used in the complex treatment of cancer along with radiation and chemotherapy, before and after surgical interventions to remove tumors. It has been proven that when this mushroom is used as a medicine, atypical cells become sensitive to radiation therapy and chemotherapy treatment. In addition to its anti-cancer properties, Trametes versicolor is able to stop some inflammatory processes.
Contraindications and side effects
Since there is no data on the clinical use of Trametes versicolor in our country, it is not possible to say anything about contraindications. Women should definitely refrain from treatment with this drug while pregnant or breastfeeding. The use of multi-colored tramethes in childhood is also not recommended.
Any use of Trametes must be agreed with your doctor!
Classification
Trametes versicolor belongs to the Polyporaceae family, genus Trametes.
Botanical description
The fruiting body of this mushroom is perennial. Trametes can reach from 3 to 5 cm in length and from 5 to 9 cm in width. The shape of the mushroom can be different, most often it is a fan-shaped or round shape. Occasionally you can find a rosette-shaped form at the end of the trunk. This type of mushroom is sessile and grows to wood mainly sideways. Often the fruiting bodies of Trametes versicolor grow together with bases that have a slightly narrowed shape. Trametes is very soft and silky to the touch. The surface of the mushroom is tortuous and has different shades. The surface of the fungus gives way to hairy and bare areas. The color of the multi-colored tramethes can be grayish, yellowish, bluish or brown. The edges of the cap are lighter from the middle. The base of the fruiting body often has a greenish tint. When the mushroom dries completely, it turns white. The tramethes cap is semicircular and reaches no more than 10 cm in diameter. The smell of the mushroom pulp is pleasant.
Spreading
Trametes versicolor is found in forest zones almost throughout the globe. However, this species is practically unknown on the territory of Russia. This species of mushroom prefers to grow on woodpiles, old wood, and rotten stumps left over from deciduous trees (oak, linden). Occasionally, Trametes versicolor is found on the trunks and remains of coniferous trees. Most often, the mushroom grows in groups; it is almost impossible to find this type of mushroom alone.
Regions of distribution on the map of Russia.
Procurement of raw materials
It should be noted that this mushroom is not edible. It is harvested for medicinal purposes. Tramets harvesting begins in August-September. For medicinal purposes, young fruiting bodies are cut from the tree with a sharp knife, cleared of soil, fallen leaves and branches, then dried in an oven at a temperature of 50-60 degrees. Dried mushrooms are usually ground into powder. The resulting powder is packaged in a sealed package that excludes the influence of oxygen, moisture and light, and is sterilized.
Chemical composition
The fruiting bodies of mushrooms contain biologically active polysaccharopeptides, polysaccharides, glucans, glycoproteins, triterpenes, polyunsaturated fatty acids, B vitamins, as well as D3, F, H, C, etc., amino acids, trace elements - manganese, iron, chromium, zinc, boron , copper, potassium, calcium, cobalt.
Pharmacological properties
A study of the chemical composition of tramethes versicolor showed the presence of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids in it. That is why this type of mushroom has the ability to restore and regulate liver function. Trametes versicolor is an excellent remedy for the prevention of cholelithiasis.
Trametes polysaccharides have the ability to restore metabolic processes and normalize hormonal levels in the human body. In Chinese countries, Trametes is popular among people who have hormonal problems.
Chitinous fiber found in trametes has sorbing properties, i.e. able to cleanse the intestines. The mushroom is also used to normalize intestinal microflora. The mushroom contains antibiotic and anticancer substances, helps strengthen the immune system, and has antiviral and antibacterial properties.
Use in folk medicine
Trametes versicolor, the medicinal properties of which have long been used in Chinese folk medicine, is mainly intended for the treatment of malignant tumors. A decoction is prepared from the mushroom as a medicine.
Trametes is used in Asian folk medicine to treat many infectious diseases of the lungs, intestines, kidneys, bladder and liver. For this purpose, infusions based on trametes are prepared.
Trametes is actively used in Japan and China in the treatment of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, thrombosis and rheumatism. A local ointment is prepared based on this mushroom.
Historical reference
In China, tramethes multicolored is known as “wungji”, it is also called “cloud mushroom” (Cloud Mushroom). In Japan it is called "kawaratake" or mushroom that grows by the river (Mushroom by the River). In Japan and China, it was used to remove fluid and reduce sputum production in the treatment of inflammatory processes in the upper respiratory tract. Local healers believe that trametes is useful for maintaining fortitude and vitality, as well as for strengthening tendons and bones. If taken for a long time, this mushroom gives a person energy and increases his life expectancy. In Japan, these mushrooms are also highly valued and are in demand among people suffering from various chronic diseases. In Japan and China, mushroom extracts are sold in sealed containers. Sales profits reach several million dollars a year.
Literature
1. Bondartseva M. A. Trametes versicolor - Trametes versicolor // Families albatrellaceae, aporpiaceae, boletopsiaceae, bondartzeviaceae, ganodermaceae, corticiaceae (species with a pore-shaped hymenophore), lachnocladiaceae (species with a tubular hymenophore), polyporaceae (genera with a tubular hymenophore), porieceae , rigidoporous, feolic, fistulinous / Res. ed. A. E. Kovalenko. - St. Petersburg: Nauka, 1998. - P. 329. - 391 p. - (Identifier of mushrooms of Russia. Order Aphyllophoraceae; Issue 2). - 500 copies. - ISBN 5-02-026625-6.
Taxonomy:- Division: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Subdivision: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Class: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Subclass: Incertae sedis (indefinite position)
- Order: Polyporales
- Family: Polyporaceae
- Genus: Trametes (Trametes)
- View: Trametes versicolor
Synonyms:
- Coriolus variegated;
- Coriolus multicolor;
- Multi-colored tinder fungus;
- Variegated tinder fungus;
- Turkey tail;
- Cuckoo tail;
- Pestelushka;
- Yoon-ji;
- Yun-zhi;
- Kawaratake;
- Boletus atrofuscus;
- Cellularia cyathiformis;
- Polyporus caesioglaucus;
- Polystictus azureus;
- Polystictus neaniscus.
Trametes versicolor is a mushroom from the Polyporaceae family.
External description
The widespread tramethes variegated mushroom belongs to the category of tinder fungi.
The fruiting body of the variegated tramethes is perennial, characterized by a width of 3 to 5 cm and a length of 5 to 8 cm. It has a fan-shaped, semicircular shape, which only occasionally can be rosette-shaped at the end part of the trunk. This type of mushroom is sessile and grows sideways to the wood. Often the fruiting bodies of Trametes versicolor grow together at their bases. The very base of the mushrooms is often narrowed, silky and velvety to the touch, and very thin in structure. The surface of the fruiting body of the multi-colored tinder fungus is completely covered with thin winding areas that have different shades. They are replaced by fleecy and bare areas. The color of these areas is variable; it can be gray-yellow, ocher-yellow, bluish-brown, or brownish. The edges of the cap are lighter from the middle. The base of the fruiting body often has a greenish tint. When dried, the flesh of the mushroom becomes almost white, without any shades.
The mushroom cap is characterized by a semicircular shape, with a diameter of no more than 10 cm. The mushroom grows mainly in groups. A characteristic feature of the species is the multi-colored fruiting bodies. In the upper part of the fruiting body of the described species there are multi-colored areas of white, blue, gray, velvety, black, and silver. The surface of the mushroom is often silky to the touch and shiny.
The flesh of the multi-colored tinder fungus is light, thin and leathery. Sometimes it may be white or brownish in color. Its smell is pleasant, the spore powder of the mushroom is white, and the hymenophore is tubular-type, finely porous, containing pores of irregular, unequal sizes. The color of the hymenophore is light, slightly yellowish; in ripe fruiting bodies it becomes brownish, has narrow edges, and can occasionally turn red.
Season and habitat of the mushroom
Active growth of the motley polypore occurs from the second half of June to the end of October. This species of mushroom prefers to settle on woodpiles, old wood, and rotten stumps left over from deciduous trees (oaks, birches). Occasionally, the multi-colored tinder fungus is found on the trunks and remains of coniferous trees. You can see it often, but mainly in small groups. Alone, it doesn’t grow. Reproduction of tramethes multicolored occurs quickly, and often leads to the formation of heart rot on healthy trees.
Edibility
Inedible.
Similar types and differences from them
The multi-colored, shiny and velvety surface of the fruiting body distinguishes the variegated tinder fungus from all other types of mushrooms. It is almost impossible to confuse this species with any other, because its bright color gives it away.
Other information about the mushroom
Trametes versicolor is a mushroom that is widespread in many forests on the planet. The mottled appearance of the fruiting body is very similar to a turkey or peacock tail. A large number of surface shades makes the variegated tinder fungus a recognizable and clearly distinguishable mushroom. Despite such a striking appearance, this type of tramethes is practically unknown in Russia. Only in some areas of the country is there little mention of the fact that this mushroom has medicinal properties. It can be used to make a medicine for the prevention of liver and stomach cancer, and the effective treatment of ascites (dropsy) by boiling the multicolored tinder fungus in a water bath. For cancerous ulcers, an ointment made from badger fat and powder from dried Trametes mushroom helps well.
In Japan, the medicinal qualities of the multi-colored tinder fungus are well known. Infusions and ointments based on this mushroom are used to treat various degrees of oncology. It is interesting that mushroom therapy in this country is prescribed comprehensively in medical institutions, before radiation and after chemotherapy. Actually, the use of fungotherapy in Japan is considered a mandatory procedure for all cancer patients.
In China, variegated tramethes is considered an excellent general strengthening remedy for preventing failures in the immune system. Also, preparations based on this mushroom are considered an excellent remedy for the treatment of liver diseases, including chronic hepatitis.
A special polysaccharide called Coriolane was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Trametes versicolor. It is he who actively affects tumor (cancerous) cells and helps increase cellular immunity.
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