
PHELLINUS
WHAT IS PHELLINUS?
WHO IS PHELLINUS FOR?
As one of the most effective immunomudulators in the world, Phellinus is for anybody of any age wanting to support their immune to optimize their own body's anti-viral and anti-aging potentials.
BENEFITS
Phellinus has a long history of use in folk medicine and in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a treatment for several conditions, including diarrhea and other gastroenteric problems, haemorrhage, and cancers. As is usually the case, scientific research focuses less on confirming or refuting the efficacy of traditional uses and more on investigating the biochemistry of the fungus with the goal of identifying substances that might someday be made into pharmaceuticals. However, P. linteus is also being used as alternative or supplemental medicine in some clinical contexts.
Phellinus linteus is a fungus that feeds on the wood of several types of trees, including mulberry, and produces a woody, perennial fruiting body shaped a bit like a large hoof. It grows wild across much of the world, and is an important part of traditional folk medicine in parts of Asia. Its common name in English is the descriptive “black hoof,” but English speakers are often more familiar with the scientific name, or with one of the Asian names. The mushroom is “sangwhang” in Korea, “sanghuang” in China, and “meshimakobu” in Japan (or “mesima” for short).
WHO IS PHELLINUS FOR?
As one of the most effective immunomudulators in the world, Phellinus is for anybody of any age wanting to support their immune to optimize their own body's anti-viral and anti-aging potentials.
BENEFITS
Phellinus has a long history of use in folk medicine and in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a treatment for several conditions, including diarrhea and other gastroenteric problems, haemorrhage, and cancers. As is usually the case, scientific research focuses less on confirming or refuting the efficacy of traditional uses and more on investigating the biochemistry of the fungus with the goal of identifying substances that might someday be made into pharmaceuticals. However, P. linteus is also being used as alternative or supplemental medicine in some clinical contexts.
Possible benefits for P. linteus use suggested by research include:
- Asthma and certain allergy symptoms
- Diabetes management
- Eczema and other forms of allergic dermatitis
- Antiviral activity
- Antimicrobial activity
- Anti-inflammatory activity
- Immunomodulatory activity
- Antioxidant activity
- Some colon cancers, including certain difficult to treat colon cancers.
- Prostate cancer
- Certain breast cancers
- Pancreatic cancers
- Protection against certain forms of liver damage
- Protection against certain degenerative neurological conditions