Turkey Tail
Medicinal Mushrooms grow the world over and Coriolus, or commonly known as Turkey Tail, is no exception, but what makes this thick, woody fungi so special is the variety of brilliant colours in which it grows, as well as the extensive healing properties it holds.
It was only a moment or so ago, perhaps 4000 years ago in Ancient Egypt where Turkey Tail was revered as the “Plant of Immortality” - second to none except perhaps Reishi at times. However, mushrooms aren’t competitive and work best in communities as they harmonize and enhance each other's healing powers.
Mushrooms naturally grow everywhere where there remains forest, breaking down hard wood of trees and turning them into fertilizer for new growth. Mushrooms GROW FORESTS. Their infinite and divine intelligence is a source of communication via an underground, mycelial web that sends and receives information between the trees and plants throughout the forest. Mushrooms help guide and direct the distribution of water and nutrients, breaking down fallen trees and vegetation for new food for the forest. They pop up overnight, and unlike other plants, they do not green, flower or fruit in the same way - essentially, the mushrooms we see are the fruit of the fungi mycelial network. They don’t grow leaves or roots and some say that, evolutionarily speaking, fungi are more closely related to humans than plants.
Whether you are asking Pharaohs, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, Master Herbalists or other modern, medical professionals, mushrooms are not to be ignored when it comes to our health.
Turkey Tail has been used in TCM for thousands of years, primarily as an immune and digestive tonic, but its properties and abilities to assist in the health and healing of our bodies are worth learning about for anyone interested in their own health.
How I work with Turkey Tail
The more I learned about Turkey Tail, the more I became fascinated with its beauty and power to heal. Mushrooms in general are the most amazing and inspiring beings to get to know... each one adept at anticipating the needs of its community in nature, full of wisdom and mystery, mushrooms and the mycelial network which came from the earths core through volcanic rock at a time when nothing else existed on earth except water and fire, and created the natural world as we know it today. Mushrooms grow forests which are like the above ground reflection of the underground mycelial kingdom.
I have seen turkey tail growing in forests and it is breathtaking to take it in...like seashells whispering healing secrets, they decorate the trees of the forest with their immense beauty and grace.
After reading about the incredible cancer-fighting properties of turkey tail I started to incorporate it into my daily smoothies. Typically I mix the turkey tail with reishi, cordyceps and lions mane as my go to magick potion for energy, strength, immunity, clarity, focus, detoxification and joy!
Use Turkey Tail for:
Gut Health
Deep Immunity
Increasing White Blood Cells
Detoxing & Cleansing
Fighting infection, colds, flus etc..
And much more!
Recently I discovered the amazing anti-radiation properties of mushrooms and have been taking a tincture from Harmonic Arts daily and especially after being on the computer for many hours at a time and I do feel a difference.
I so very grateful to always be learning more about the magic
al, medicinal and healing properties of mushrooms.