Dosage
A mixture of dried medicinal mushrooms from nature
150-400g per month (5-13g per day)
Only to reduce the effects of radiation (chemotherapy), it is enough to take 200g of mushrooms a month, cooking the tea with additional alcohol extract made from the cooked mushrooms. For all other purposes aimed at improving health, the amount should be higher.
To boost the immune system before or during the cold and flu season and to raise the general precision of immunity, a sufficient amount of dried mushrooms is about 150g per month.
Dosage explanation
In a study of dosage of medicinal mushrooms conducted at the University of Minnesota (USA, 2012), the effect of dried mushrooms Trametes versicolor in capsules (3g, 6g, 9g daily) on women with stage 1, 2, and 3 breast cancer was observed, after chemotherapy. (1)The aim was to determine the improvement of the immune response in women with breast cancer after standard chemotherapy, and therefore easier to bear the consequences with reduced side effects.
The study found (although the observed sample was small) that all doses showed an improvement, but only doses of 6g and 9g per day showed a significant improvement. Based on these results, the monthly recommended dose is 180g of dried medicinal mushrooms. In Japan, the usual amount taken with standard oncology therapies varies from 9g to as much as 12g per day (270 – 360g / month). There should be a minimum recommended amount in the range between the said study and Japanese practice.
It is important to emphasize that the study involved only one species of dried mushrooms, Trametes Versicolor (Turkey tail), from commercial cultivation, and not wild mushrooms from nature, which have a stronger biopotential and a significant synergic effect.
The valuable polysaccharides dissolved in tea and taken into the body in a liquid state, act with greater efficiency than dry powder in capsules. Alcoholic extract complements the water extract, adding to a full synergic effect. Consequently, the metabolites express themselves more rapidly in metabolism with less probability of being excreted or broken down in the bile and liver. That is why the intake in the form of tea and then alcohol extract is the best way to make the most of the medicinal ingredients of mushrooms.
Addition
Wild medicinal dried mushrooms mixture primarily and safely reduces the consequences of oncology therapies. However, we can and should ask for more, as their biopotential exceeds this purpose. From experience with real cases, after taking a dose of 400g / month for more than 12 months without interruption, the feedback was extremely positive in terms of improving the general condition of the body. However, given the small sample and individual specifics, it is premature to draw a general conclusion and propagate a significantly higher intake (higher than the Japanese practice). It is best for everyone to monitor their body and take the dose that feels the best.
IMPORTANT:
Do not give medicinal mushrooms to children and do not use them if you are pregnant or nursing.
Do not use medicinal mushrooms if receiving immunosuppressive drugs (after, for example, organ transplantation), because by increasing the accuracy of immunity, they could stimulate an immune response in the direction of organ rejection.
(1) Torkelson CJ, Sweet E, Martzen MR, Sasagawa M, Wenner CA, Gay J, Putiri A, Standish LJ. Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Trametes versicolor in Women with Breast Cancer. ISRN Oncol. 2012;2012:251632. doi: 10.5402/2012/251632. Epub 2012 May 30. PubMed PMID: 22701186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3369477.