Polysaccharide Kureha Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses

Polysaccharide Kureha (PSK) is an approved form of cancer treatment used in Asia. Polysaccharide Kureha is a protein-bound polysaccharide extracted from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom, also known as turkey tail mushroom.¹

Polysaccharide Kureha Health Uses and Health Benefits

Polysaccharide Kureha has a variety of health benefits, including antiviral and antibacterial properties that have been used to treat infections in Asian countries for thousands of years. This medicinal mushroom extract has also shown to have antitumor properties by promoting cancer cell death. PSK is used with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a cancer treatment for colorectal, breast, lung and gastric cancers to help boost the immune system when it becomes suppressed during cancer treatment.^1,2,3,4

References

1. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/mushrooms-pdq#section/_7 
2. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/mushrooms-pdq 
3. https://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/PolysaccharideKPSK.html 
4. https://draxe.com/turkey-tail-mushroom/