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Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill)

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Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill)

Schizophyllan (SPG): Japan's Approved Mushroom Cancer Drug

Japan approved schizophyllan (SPG) after multiple cancer RCTs in 900+ patients. Learn how it works, what the trials found, and why the West hasn't followed.

Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill)

Split Gill Mushroom: A Common Fungus, a Remarkable Drug

Schizophyllum commune grows on every continent. Yet this wood-rotting fungus produces an approved cancer drug in Japan. Two 300+ patient RCTs explain why.

Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill)

Schizophyllum commune Biology: Why It Grows Everywhere

Schizophyllum commune grows on every continent except Antarctica. Learn what actually makes this fungus biologically unique — including why the genome says it is not a true white rot fungus, and where the 23,328 mating types come from.

Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill)

Schizophyllum commune: The World's Most Widespread Mushroom

Schizophyllum commune is the world's most widely distributed fungus, with 28,000 mating types and a Japan-approved cancer drug. Here's the full science.