Purica Purica - Turkey Tail, 360 vcaps
Purica Turkey Tail - This mushroom is perhaps the most potent and medicinal of all medicinal mushrooms. It increases the immune system response, which can counter chronic fatigue, reduces phlegm and is helpful for all pulmonary disorders; good for all liver, urinary, and digestive tract disorders. Coriolus contains large quantities of Beta-glucans that act to stimulate the immune system. When any type of infection strikes, Coriolus can be used to target any infected organ, gland or tissue. Its immune enhancing properties provide an increased response to deal effectively with infections, and does this without over stimulating the immune system.
Price
Regular Canadian retail price: $149.98 CAD. Price Vault members pay below retail on this product. Member pricing is private and shown after a free opt-in, with no membership fee, no minimum order and no subscription.
In stock. Free shipping across Canada on orders over $89, flat $9.95 under that. 30 days to request a return, with return shipping paid by the customer. Ships from Victoria, BC.
Why people keep reordering it
- Year-round defense
- Daily support for a resilient immune response.
- Antioxidant support
- Helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress.
- Tradition meets research
- Time-tested ingredients in clinically informed doses.
Best suited to: taking turkey tail for months, not weeks, wants one species at a real amount, gave up on loose mushroom powder.
What the research supports
500 mg of whole milled organic turkey tail per capsule. The label's range runs from 2000 to 4500 mg a day, and 360 capsules covers 40 to 90 days.
The human work on turkey tail used concentrated PSK and PSP preparations rather than whole milled mushroom, so the label's 2,000 to 4,500 mg a day is not comparable to those figures.
- Immune response (evidence: limited, from laboratory study, animal study)
- Beta-glucans in turkey tail activate immune cells in lab and animal studies. The human trials behind that reputation used concentrated extracts, not whole milled mushroom like this, so the human relevance here is unproven.
- Gut bacteria (evidence: limited, from laboratory study, animal study)
- Turkey tail's polysaccharides feed and reshape gut bacteria, which an eight-week trial measured directly in healthy adults using a concentrated extract, the most direct human data this mushroom has.
Read the literature: Immune response on PubMed, Gut bacteria on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Taking turkey tail for months, not weeks
- 360 capsules is 90 days at four a day, and the human work on this mushroom runs in eight week blocks or longer.
- Wants one species at a real amount
- 500 mg per capsule of Trametes versicolor and nothing else, where a six mushroom blend usually carries turkey tail at 50 to 100 mg and buries it.
- Gave up on loose mushroom powder
- Turkey tail is woody and dry in water, and a capsule removes the flavour question entirely at a fixed 500 mg.
Look elsewhere if
- Wants a stated beta-glucan number
- a hot water extract that prints a polysaccharide percentage on the panel. Milled whole mushroom cannot give you that figure, whoever is selling it.
- Wants a one capsule a day habit
- a concentrated extract, which gets a comparable amount of polysaccharide into one or two capsules. This label asks for four to nine spread across the day.
- Immune activity already managed by a practitioner
- ask before starting. The label flags this specifically, and a product aimed at modulating immune signalling is not a neutral addition when yours is already under supervision.
What to expect
Nothing perceptible, at any point on that dose range, and treat any mushroom capsule promising otherwise with suspicion. This is a daily habit measured in months with no onset to watch for. Stop and check in with a practitioner if you get digestive upset, and the label asks anyone pregnant or breastfeeding to leave it alone.
How it compares
- Compared with the same turkey tail as loose powder
- No taste, a fixed 500 mg every time, and a bottle that goes in a bag rather than a tub and a spoon. The tradeoff: Loose powder is dramatically cheaper per gram of mushroom, and hitting the top of this label's range means swallowing nine capsules a day.
- Compared with a hot water turkey tail extract
- Whole fungus with nothing discarded in the spent solids, sold in a 360 count that extracts are rarely packed in. The tradeoff: An extract concentrates the polysaccharides several fold and can declare a percentage on the label. This does neither, so you are buying mass rather than measured potency.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- :, Organic Turkey Tail - Coriolus (Trametes versicolor)
- Ingredient form
- vcaps
- Servings per container
- 360
- Suggested use
- Adults: take 2-3 capsules 2-3 times daily.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Purica
How to take it
Adults: take 2-3 capsules 2-3 times daily.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each capsule contains
- :
- Organic Turkey Tail - Coriolus (Trametes versicolor)
- 500mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate (plant-source).
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- Some immune botanicals may interact with immunosuppressant medication. Review with your practitioner.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Purica - Turkey Tail
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.