Purica Purica - Turkey Tail Powder 100g, 100 g
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: $52.98 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.
See member pricing on Purica Purica - Turkey Tail Powder 100g
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: wants the most mushroom per dollar, already has a hot drink every morning, stacking several mushrooms at once.
What the research supports
900 mg of organic turkey tail per quarter-teaspoon, taken two to three times daily for up to 2700 mg. The 100 g tub lasts about 37 days.
The human work on turkey tail used concentrated PSK and PSP preparations rather than whole milled mushroom, so 1,800 to 2,700 mg a day here 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, which is most of this mushroom's reputation. Those trials used concentrated extracts, not whole milled mushroom like this powder, so human relevance here is unproven.
- Gut bacteria (evidence: limited, from laboratory study, animal study)
- Turkey tail's polysaccharides feed and reshape gut bacteria rather than being absorbed directly. An eight-week trial measured that shift in healthy adults using a concentrated extract, the most direct human data on this mushroom.
Read the literature: Immune response on PubMed, Gut bacteria on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- Wants the most mushroom per dollar
- 100 g of loose powder holds what roughly 200 of the 500 mg capsules do, at a far lower price per gram.
- Already has a hot drink every morning
- A quarter teaspoon disappears into coffee, broth or a smoothie, and at 900 mg a scoop it takes seconds rather than three capsules.
- Stacking several mushrooms at once
- Powder adds 900 mg without adding capsules to a routine that is probably already several a day.
Look elsewhere if
- Sensitive to woody, drying flavours
- the same organic turkey tail in capsules. It is not a strong taste but it is a dry and distinctly fungal one, and it does not vanish in plain water.
- Needs to know exactly what they took
- capsules at a fixed 500 mg each. A quarter teaspoon of a light powder varies noticeably from scoop to scoop.
- Wants a declared polysaccharide percentage
- a hot water extract that prints the figure on its panel. Whole milled mushroom has no percentage to declare.
What to expect
Nothing you can feel, now or later. Turkey tail is a months long habit with no onset, and there is no sensation to check for. What is immediate is the texture: it does not fully dissolve, so a cup of it leaves sediment at the bottom.
How it compares
- Compared with the same turkey tail in capsules
- Far cheaper per gram, and one tub covers roughly what 200 capsules would. The tradeoff: You taste it, you measure it by eye, and 100 g runs 37 days at the label's three scoops where a 360 capsule bottle runs 40 to 90.
- Compared with a hot water turkey tail extract
- Whole fungus, nothing left behind in the spent solids, at a fraction of what a concentrated extract costs per gram. The tradeoff: You get no concentration and no stated potency. An extract can tell you its polysaccharide percentage, and this can only tell you its weight.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Organic Turkey Tail - Coriolus, (Trametes versicolor)
- Ingredient form
- g
- Strength
- 100 g
- Suggested use
- Source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Purica
How to take it
Source of fungal polysaccharides with immunomodulating properties.
Adults: take 1/4 teaspoon (900mg) 2-3 times per day.
- 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
Medicinal Ingredients
- Organic Turkey Tail - Coriolus
- (Trametes versicolor)
- 900mg
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 Powder 100g
- 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.