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A supplement with an extract from Turkey Tail mycelium may increase both muscle strength and endurance. Scientists from Taiwan write this in the International Journal of Medical Sciences (2017)
They used mice in this study. For 28 days the researchers gave the mice a large dose of Coriolus versicolor every day, consisting of 27.5% PSK (a proteo-glycan similar to PSP. Both are extracted form deep layer cultivated mycelia).
Coriolus veriscolor supplementation increased both the strength and endurance of the animals.
The lowest dose was just as effective as the higher doses. It is therefore possible that the optimum dose of Coriolus veriscolor is actually below the range that the researchers tested in this animal study.
"In addition, we found that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract has anti-fatigue activity by decreasing serum lactate, ammonia and creatine kinase and levels concentration at post-exercise, thereby elevating exercise performance in mice", write the researchers.
"Furthermore, Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract treatment reduced the glucose levels both at rest and post-exercise. Thus, we suggested that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract may promote the glucose utilization to peripheral tissues and has a glucose lowering action."
"These results showed that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract has great potential in anti-fatigue activity", the Taiwanese summarize their findings.
The full paper can be found here.
Here you can read how you can calculate the equivalents for humans of the doses used.
credit : https://www.reddit.com/r/MushroomSu...rkey_tail_extract_turns_ordinary_muscle_into/
They used mice in this study. For 28 days the researchers gave the mice a large dose of Coriolus versicolor every day, consisting of 27.5% PSK (a proteo-glycan similar to PSP. Both are extracted form deep layer cultivated mycelia).
Coriolus veriscolor supplementation increased both the strength and endurance of the animals.
The lowest dose was just as effective as the higher doses. It is therefore possible that the optimum dose of Coriolus veriscolor is actually below the range that the researchers tested in this animal study.
"In addition, we found that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract has anti-fatigue activity by decreasing serum lactate, ammonia and creatine kinase and levels concentration at post-exercise, thereby elevating exercise performance in mice", write the researchers.
"Furthermore, Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract treatment reduced the glucose levels both at rest and post-exercise. Thus, we suggested that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract may promote the glucose utilization to peripheral tissues and has a glucose lowering action."
"These results showed that Coriolus versicolor mycelia extract has great potential in anti-fatigue activity", the Taiwanese summarize their findings.
The full paper can be found here.
Here you can read how you can calculate the equivalents for humans of the doses used.
credit : https://www.reddit.com/r/MushroomSu...rkey_tail_extract_turns_ordinary_muscle_into/
