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Big Six Polypore Mushroom Blend 4 oz. A Blend of Chaga, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Artist's Conk, Tinder (Hoof) Conk, and Cracked Cap Polypore Mushrooms. Double Extracted Alcohol-Water Tincture 4 oz. Derived from All Natural Wild Harvested Mushrooms from the pristine forests of the Potomac Highlands of WV. (Also available in 2 oz size. Please see my store at: https://www.ebay.com/str/rockyridgetrading ) (Note: First photo shown above is of the product being offered. Other photos are intended to show the harvesting and/or processing of the product and are not included in this sale.) Big Six is a blend of six powerful polypore medicinal mushrooms: Chaga ( Inonotus obliquus) , Red Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum), Tinder (Hoof) Conk (Fomes fomentarius), and Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus rimosus, aka. P robineae) . All ingredients are wild harvested and all-natural. **About these mushrooms : Due to e-Bay policy against making specific health claims on natural remedies, I cannot list the many wonderful health benefits, but leave it to the reader to do their own research on-line. Just a few mouse clicks will provide you with abundant information. I have researched these species exhaustively and found no evidence of toxicity from their ingestion or use. Chaga* (Inonotus obliquus) aka. Birch Clinker is known as the king of the medicinal mushrooms. It is a cold-loving fungus found primarily in northern forests, predominantly on species of birch. It has been used primarily in Russia and other Baltic countries for the past three hundred years. It is recognized for a wide variety of health benefits. It has a wide variety of active components, including Triterpenes (lanostanoid-type and others); Melanin complex; Heteropolysaccharides including beta glucans; Protein-bound polysaccharide (xylogalactoglucose); Inositols (B vitamins); Inotodiol; Ergosterols (Provitamin D) and other sterols; Betulin and Betulinic acid (concentrated from the birch bark). (Mushrooms for Health, by Greg A. Marley) Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) aka. Coriolus veriscolor is one of the more common small leathery polypore mushrooms. It is distributed widely around the world. It is the best-researched and clinically tested of the medicinal mushrooms. It is best known for the presence of two distinct polysaccharide-protein isolates which are specific to this species: PSK (Polysaccharide-Kureha) and PSP (Polysaccharide P). It also contains Beta glucans and Ergosterol derivatives (a form of Vitamin D2). It has been recognized for its incredible health promoting benefits for centuries, especially in the Far Eastern countries of Japan and China. (Mushrooms for Health, by Greg A. Marley) Western medicine is just now beginning to recognize it's value as a medicinal alternative in many areas. Reishi (Ganoderm lucidum) aka. Ling Zhi is probably the best known medicinal mushroom. It has been an indispensable part of folk medicine in China and Japan for more than two thousand years, perhaps as long as seven thousand years in China. It has been used in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. Active components include Polysaccharides (more than one hundred types identified), such as Beta-D glucans, Gamma-D mannans, Heteropolysaccharides, Glycoproteins or Proteoglycans; Terpenes (well in excess of 200 terpenes isolated), including Ling Zhi-8 protein, Ganodermic acids, Triterpenes, and Ergosterols. (Mushrooms for Health, by Greg A. Marley) Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) is a widely distributed shelf type polypore mushroom which is closely related to its cousins, Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae. Although it is less well known as a medicinal mushroom, it shares many of the health-promoting components with the Reishi varieties. Active components include: Beta glucans; Hetero-beta glucans; Triterpenes (more than a hundred different terpenes, such as Ganoderic acid and Applanoxide acid); Ergosterol peroxide and other sterols; and Ganodermadiol, among several others. (Mushrooms for Health, by Greg A. Marley) Tinder Conk (Fomes fomentarius) aka. Hoof Conk is probably best known in the West for being found with the Ice Man, Otzi, the Copper Age European man buried in an Alpine glacier for 5 thousand years. It was presumed that the conk was used for fire starting purposes. Some argue that the fungus was used as a poultice for his wounds. Tinder conk is distributed widely across northern hardwood forests. Active components include: Active Polysaccharides; Anti-complementary polysaccharides: MFKF-AP1, MFKF-AP1 beta, MFKF-AP2, MFKF-AP2 beta, and MFKF-NP; PSK; Ergosterol Peroxides; Glucans; Betulinic acid; Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor compounds; Triterpenes; Piptamine; and Melanin Glucan Complex. (Mushrooms for Health, by Greg A. Marley; The Fungal Pharmacy, by Robert Rogers) Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus rimosus) aka. P. robineae is commonly found exclusively on black locust trees. It is less well-known than the other mushrooms listed, but has been shown to have many health promoting effects which, unfortunately, cannot be mentioned in this description. I refer you to the PubMed website for more information. In folk medicine, it has been made into a tea for treating a number of ailments. There is no known toxicity to this mushroom. (PubMed articles) This is a wild harvested non-GMO, double extracted natural product. Double Extraction assures maximum recovery of both water and alcohol soluble components to assure optimum health promoting compounds. The final tincture contains a minimum of 25% alcohol to assure potency for several years. *My Raw, Wild-Harvested Chaga is hand-processed and hand-selected for consistent high quality. I also ensure that there is a healthy balance of the internal golden core matrix and external black melanin-rich crust, because both are needed to provide all of the great health benefits. Wild harvested Reishi, Artist's Conk, Tinder Conk, Cracked Cap Polypore, and Turkey Tail mushrooms are finely chopped and combined with the Chaga. All mushroom ingredients are hand selected for freshness and overall quality. I personally harvest all of my mushroom ingredients. The resulting mixture is first extracted with grain alcohol, followed by a slow cooker water extraction process over several hours, not to exceed 180 degrees F, as high temperatures may damage some of the health promoting components. The alcohol and water extracts are then combined to form a tincture. The tincture is immediately placed into amber glass Boston dropper bottles and safety sealed for your protection. **Shake well before each use. Please visit my Rocky Ridge Trading eBay Store for other mushroom products: https://www.ebay.com/str/rockyridgetrading 2 oz. and 4 oz. Sizes: Red Reishi Mushroom Double Extract Tincture Mushroom Triple Blast Double Extract Tincture Chaga Mushroom Double Extract Tincture Turkey Tail Double Extract Tincture Turkey Tail & Reishi Double Extract Tincture 6 oz. Chaga Chunks for Tea or Extracts 8 oz. Chaga Powder (fine or coarse ground) for Tea or Extracts Whole and Chopped Cracked Cap Polypore Mushrooms Whole and Chopped Tinder Conk Mushrooms Whole and Chopped Artist Conk Mushrooms Big Six Polypore Mushroom Blend (Chopped) Note: This product has not been evaluated by the FDA for efficacy or safety. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. Customers are reminded that it is entirely of their own accord, right and responsibility to make educated choices with their own, and their family's, health care. Always consult a physician or other health professional prior to the use of any herbal product or service.