Introduction
Mushrooms are a flavorful and nutritious food group. Good sources of B-Vitamins Thiamine, Riboflavin and Niacin. They contain all the essential amino acids. Mushrooms have also been used for thousands of years as some of the most effective, yet benign, of many plants that formed the Oriental herbal tradition. Garuda International offers many species of the highest quality mushroom extract powders available in the world today. All are certified organically grown and some have standardized levels of active compounds. These are perfect powdered materials for formulating dietary supplements and natural cosmetics.

Trametes versicolor (Coriolus), commonly known as Turkey Tail, is a powerful immunomodulator that is useful for all conditions when immunity has been compromised.
It is often found on decomposed logs.

Quality Assurance
Mushroom extracts can be considered some of the first nutraceuticals - food concentrated into medicinal form. Garuda's extracts are carefully produced according to Cgmp standards from select raw materials. Many of our extracts are standardized to contain guaranteed levels of active compounds.

Applications
Capsules, teas, tablets

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