Mushroom compound heals cancer stem cells and prevents tumors

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Incredible new research out of Australia has shown that a compound called
polysaccharopeptide (PSP), which comes from a type of mushroom called "Turkey
Tail," is 100 percent effective at targeting prostate cancer stem cells and
suppressing tumor formation. The research, which has been published in the
online journal PLoS ONE, represents the first to show that a natural
substance is totally and completely effective in every single trial.

For
the study, Dr. Patrick Ling, senior researcher from the Australian Prostate Cancer Research
Centre in Queensland and the Institute for Biomedical Health & Innovation
(IHBI) at QUT, and his colleagues fed PSP for 20 weeks to mice with prostate cancer.
Compared to another group of prostate cancer mice not given PSP,
which subsequently developed prostate tumors, the
PSP group remained completely free of tumors.

"The findings are quite
significant," said Dr. Ling. "What we wanted to demonstrate was whether [PSP]
could stop the development of prostate tumors in the first place. In
the past, other inhibitors tested in research trials have been
shown to be up to 70 percent effective, but we're seeing 100 percent of this
tumor prevented from developing with PSP."

Turkey Tail mushrooms are native to
many northern forests around the world, and they have been highly studied for
their medicinal benefits.
Particularly in China and Japan, Turkey Tail mushrooms are already used as
anti-cancer medicine, as well as an antimicrobial, anti-malarial, and
immunomodulating natural
treatment. And besides PSP, Turkey Tail mushrooms contain many other anti-cancer
compounds like beta-glucan-proteins, polysaccharide K (PSK), and ergosterol
derivatives, all of which provide substantial health benefits.

"Our
findings support that PSP
may be a potent preventative agent against prostate cancer, possibly through
targeting of the prostate cancer stem cell population,"
added Dr. Ling.

Turkey Tail mushroom extracts with high levels of PSP and
many other anti-cancer compounds can be found at most natural grocers, health
food shops, and online vitamin and supplement venders.

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