December 29th, 2007
Mushroom treatment for cancer using MC-S
Medicinal mushrooms have a long history of being some of the most potent cancer fighters. They are a source of beta glucans, polysaccarides, and other immune boosting phytonutrients that are important cancer killers. MC-S specifically targets and nutritionally supports optimum anti-cancer performance. It is based on a little known Chinese Medicine anti-cancer formulation, giving you a high concentration of established immune boosting mushrooms.
This is a more advanced formula, and more powerful, then the older mushroom formulations like AHCC. These mushrooms have both historical and modern track records of proven performance, and provide a broad base of nutritional support for hard working immune systems. What follows is a brief summary of the medicinal and anti-cancer properties of each mushroom in MC-S.
1) Trametes Versicolor or the Turkey Tail mushroom.
This mushroom has long been treasured in the East; in Japan it is known as kawaratake (mushroom by the river bank), and in China it is called Yun Zhi or Cloud Fungus. In Japan around 1965 a chemical engineer investigated this mushroom for its anticancer constituents after observing his neighbor’s life-threatening cancer was cured after taking Cloud Fungus. This led to the discovery of PSK and later it’s closely-related PSP (Polysaccharide-Peptide).
Decades of clinical experience indicate PSK is very gentle on cancer patients and works well for cancers. PSK significantly extended survival at five years or beyond in cancers of the stomach, colon-rectum, esophagus, nasopharynx, and lung (non-small cell types), and in a HLA B40-positive breast cancer subset. It’s sister, PSP, in double-blind trials, significantly extended five-year survival in esophageal cancer. PSP significantly improved quality of life, provided pain relief, and enhanced immune status in 70-97 percent of patients with cancers of the stomach, esophagus, lung, ovary, and cervix.
PSK and PSP boosted immune cell production, ameliorated chemotherapy symptoms, and enhanced tumor infiltration by immune system cells.
2) Ganoderma Lucidum or Reishi Mushroom
Ganoderma lucidum is one of the most thoroughly documented mushrooms with extensive human trials verifying its highly effective pharmacological characteristics which include Anti-cancer tumor inhibition, Histamine inhibition, Antioxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-allergy activity. Research indicates that the polysaccharide beta-1, 3-D-glucan in Reishi boosts the immune system by raising the amount of macrophages T-cells. This has major implications for people suffering from AIDS and other immune system disorders. Nutritional support to boost immunity, fight cancer and heart disease, calm your nerves, and relieve allergies. No wonder Reishi is also called the mushroom of immortality.
3) Lentinula Edodes or Shitake Mushroom
The shitake has been used since the Ming Dynasty to cure respiratory illnesses, liver trouble, exhaustion, and poor blood circulation. This mushroom has also shown potential for successful treatment of heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. Its two polysaccharide derivatives, Lentinen and LEM, have been extensively studied in Japan, and are officially approved as cancer therapy adjuncts by the Ministry of Health.