Yun Zhi - 云芝 - Coriolus

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Coriolus
Common English:	Turkey Tail Mushroom

Category

Tonic Herbs: Herbs that Tonify QI

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Neutral Cool	Heart Spleen Liver Kidney	9-27g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat, Promotes diuresis, Removes toxicity, Strengthens the Spleen	Jaundice due to Dampness and Heat, poor appetite, loose bowels, hypochondriac pain, lassitude, general weakness Hepatic cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Nephritis, Rheumatoid arthritis
Treats cancer	Breast cancer, Esophageal cancer, Leukemia, Lung cancer, Stomach cancer
Stops coughing and eases breathing	Chronic coughing and asthma

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It raises the availability of white blood cells.
2. It strengthens the immune system.
3. It eases the adverse effects of tumor therapy.
4. It helps reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
5. In clinical studies of post-chemotherapy treatment, Yun Zhi not only strengthened
   The patient's immune system but also helped stabilize the
   Symptoms, improve quality of life and raise the survival rate.
6. The black and green Coriolus Yun Zhi benefit the spirit and vital energy and strengthen the tendons and bones. Taken over a long period, Yun Zhi will make one vigorous and long-lived.
7. The texts recommend 6-12g of dried mushroom per day, made into a tea, with the daily amount divided between morning and evening.
8. Researchers have found that PSK, one of the substances extractable from Coriolus, has several anti-cancer properties, among them slowing the spread of cancer cells through the body. PSK also seems to boost immunity somewhat in people undergoing chemotherapy, and it may reduce some side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. PSK is further thought to be a strong antioxidant, that is, a compound that blocks the action of activated oxygen molecules, called free radicals, which can damage cells.