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Turkey Tail: side effects, safety & interactions
Generally well tolerated.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally well tolerated.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Turkey Tail at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Turkey Tail is
Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) yields the polysaccharides PSK and PSP, used adjunctively in oncology.
The honest bottom line
The mushroom with real clinical oncology data (as an adjuvant, in specific cancers). OTC products vary; use under care for cancer support.
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Sources
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