FAQ
What is Essence of Yunzhi Polysaccharide Peptide (PSP) ?
Yunzhi is a form of polypore mushroom used in Asian cultures to treat serious illness. The name Yunzhi is commonly used in Traditional Chinese Herbal Supplement (TCHS). PSP stands for Polysaccharide Peptide, a protein-bound polysaccharide extracted from deep-layer-cultivated mycelia of the COV-1 strain of Yunzhi, also commonly known as Coriolus Versicolor or Turkey Tail.
As such, the names of Yunzhi (as known in TCM), Coriolus Versicolor, Trametes versicolor (also known scientifically as Polystictus versicolor), Kawaratake (as known in Japan) and Turkey Tail (as known in North America) are the names commonly associated the same organic form of this organic mushroom product. While Polysaccharide Peptide (or PSP, as known in TCM) and Polysaccharide Krestin (or PSK, as known in Japan) are names commonly associated with the extracted, concentrated form of this polypore mushroom’s active ingredients.
How to assess the efficacy of Yunzhi Polysaccharide Peptide?
According to Chinese National Drug guideline, the active ingredient of Yunzhi PSP should not be less than 49.5% (polysaccharides should not be less than 38%, peptide / protein should not be less than 11.5%). The "active ingredient" of Wonder Herb PSP exceeds 90%.
What has been proven about the benefits of Yunzhi PSP ?
PSP is most effective when combined with a front-line serious illness treatment regimen (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery) for patients with many types of mutation ailment. Randomized controlled clinical trials and meta-analysis showed that overall survival and disease-free survival are improved in patients treated with adjuvant immunotherapy plus PSP. PSP is also beneficial for maintaining general immune health with no reported adverse side effects.
It minimizes the toxic and side effects caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. PSP can improve cancer survival by restoring and enhancing cellular immune functions in patients with depressed immunity due to radiation and/or chemotherapy or surgical stress after curative resection of the serious illness. As well, it has the ability to lower the cytotoxicity of certain clinical drugs via their interaction with cell cycle-dependent and apoptotic pathways.
It alleviates common and undesirable symptoms suffered by patients, such as fatigue, poor appetite, adverse pain, anxiety, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, and spontaneous night sweat. Simply put, it improves the overall quality of life for its patients.
It stabilizes the white blood cell count (white blood cells combat infections, regulates the intensive and duration of immunal response and mediate cell-to-cell communication) ; increases the activity of NK and LAK cells, reverses the CD4+ /CD8+ ratio; and raises the value of Karnofsky evaluation.
What are the adverse side effects associated with Yunzhi PSP ?
PSP does not interact with other drugs nor affect hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme activities indicating that drug efficacy is not affected by PSP when used with other medications. Although its anti-abnormal cell inhibitor effect is not as potent as that of chemotherapeutic drugs, PSP does not cause harm to the normal cells. In other words, PSP possesses the ability of distinguishing between normal and mutative cells.
PSP is recorded as an anti-mutative fungal substance suited for treatment regimens used in mutative cell management by the American National Cancer Research Center but has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
WARNING: However, because of the active immuno-modulating benefits of PSP, organ-transplant patients should use extreme care. Consult your doctor before taken this product if you are currently on immune suppressant medication.
What separates Wonder Herb’s Essence of Yunzhi vs other brands ?
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Wonder Herb's Yunzhi products maximize their efficacy by combining Yunzhi polysaccharides and peptides during the production and extraction process. Only this dual combination of polysaccharides and peptides allows for complete absorption by the human body. In comparison to other Yunzhi brands, our Yunzhi PSP excels in production and extraction processes. It is a common misconception that higher percentages of polysaccharides alone lead to greater efficacy. However, without the combination of polysaccharides and peptides, polysaccharides are difficult for the human body to absorb.
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Due to the fact that the active components of Yunzhi Polypeptide mainly exist within the deep mycelium, we extract Yunzhi Polypeptide polymers from the deep mycelium of the Cov-1 strain. Unlike other Yunzhi brands that use the whole mushroom (fruiting body) for production, Wonder Herb's Yunzhi Polypeptide surpasses in terms of active ingredient content and efficacy in combating serious illness.
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Wonder Herb's Yunzhi Polypeptide is not simply dehydrated extract. The extraction technique involves isolating and purifying its medicinal components. With an extraction ratio of only 5%, it is considered the essence of Yunzhi, containing concentrated beneficial compounds.
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Wonder Herb's Yunzhi Polypeptide has an active ingredient content (referred to as "active components") of over 90%, making it one of the highest concentrations among Yunzhi products available in the market.
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Wonder Herb's Yunzhi PSP is produced by a Canadian GMP manufacturing plant, following strict Canadian Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) guidelines.