Coriolus Versicolor Extract

Name  Coriolus Versicolor Extract

Latin Name  Coriolus versicolor

Active ingredients  polysaccharides, test by UV

Specification
  content:  polysaccharides, 10%, 20%, 30%
  appearance:  Fine powder
  color:  Brown
  Particle Size:  NLT100% 80mesh
  order:  characteristic
  taste:  characteristic
  Moisture:  5%max
  Heavy metal:  10ppm max
  Pesticides:  Negative
  Total Plate Count:  1000cfu/g max
  Yeast / Mold:  100cfu/g max
  Salmonella:  Negative
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa:  Negative

Shelf time  2 years while properly stored

Package  25KGS/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.