Coriolus Versicolor Extract

Description

Product: Coriolus Versicolor Extract English Name: Coriolus Versicolor Extract Chinese Name: Yun Zhi Latin Name: Coriolus versicolor Active ingredients: Polysaccharides, detected by UV Specification: Content: Polysaccharides, *0%, *0%, *0% Appearance: Fine powder Color: Brown Particle Size: NLT**0% *0mesh Order: Characteristic Taste: Characteristic Moisture: 5%max Heavy metal: *0ppm max Pesticides: Negative Total Plate Count ***0cfu/g max Yeast / Mold: **0cfu/g max Salmonella: Negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Negative Shelf time: 2 years while properly stored Package: *5KGS/Carton or in aluminum foil bag Medicinal Functions: Coriolus versicolor (CV) is a medicinal mushroom widely prescribed for the prophylaxis and treatment of cancer and infection in China. In recent years, it has been extensively demonstrated both preclinically and clinically that aqueous extracts obtained from CV display a wide array of biological activities, including stimulatory effects on different immune cells and inhibition of cancer growth. The growing popularity of aqueous CV extracts as an adjunct medical modality to conventional cancer therapies has generated substantial commercial interest in developing these extracts into consistent and efficacious oral proprietary products. While very limited information is available on the physical, chemical, and pharmacodynamic properties of the active principles present in these extracts, there has been sufficient scientific evidence to support the feasibility of developing at least some of these constituents into an evidence-based immunodulatory agent. In this article, the background, traditional usage, pharmacological activities, clinical effects, adverse reactions, active constituents, and regulatory aspects of CV are reviewed.