Trametes versicolor
Trametes versicolor
Common Name: Turkey Tail, Cloud Mushroom
Type: Medicinal
Turkey Tail is one of the most commonly found mushroom in the forest. It grows on fallen trees and stumps all over the world. If you spent any time walking down a forest path, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Turkey Tail.
But it’s amazing medicinal benefits are anything but common!
Turkey Tail is extremely high in beneficial beta-d-glucans, polysaccharides that act as “immuno-modulators”. Think of it like cruise control for the immune system.
Turkey Tail is easily cultivated on wood based substrates, although it often makes more economic sense for commercial operations to wild-harvest rather than cultivated this species.