The Phellinus, meshimakobu, or "black hoof mushroom" is an orange bitter-tasting mushroom that grows in the wild on mulberry trees. It has been used as medicine for centuries in Japan, Korea, and China where it is often combined with other medicinal mushrooms such as reishi and maitake, and promoted as an adjunctive treatment during cancer therapy.
Lab studies suggest compounds present in the phellinus mushroom:
