Cordyceps sinensis:The longevity and energy mushroom with history application for more than 3000 years.
Article Content:
- .Botanical Info of Cordyceps.
- .Introduction:Cordyceps sinensis.
- .Botanical Description.
- .Cordyceps Sinensis and Its History.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .Cordyceps Sinensis and Its Benefits.
- .Cordyceps-History and Science.
- .Pharmacological and Clinical Research.
- .History,Traditional and Reported Uses.
- .Scientific Support and Functions.
- .Administration and Application Guide.
- .Story and Experience.
- .How search engine think about cordyceps.
- .Research Update: Cordyceps sinensis and Its findings.
Cordyceps Sinensis and Its Benefits.
The source of this product is Qinghai Province, Mainland China. According to the chemical analysis report from Chinese Academy of Medical Science, this product -- pure Cordyceps Sinensis contains the necessary Amino Acids of the human body such as Asp, Thr, Ser, Glu, Gly, Ca, Mg, Na, Vitamins....and so on.
Ethno-botanical information: It is commonly used in China for the replenishment of general body health. Today in the west cordyceps is most wildly used by two groups of people:Athletes and the elderly. Recent research has confirmed that cordyceps usage increase both the cellular ATP level and the oxygen utilization. It is used to relief of fatigue in Tibet and Nepal.
Claims:
Cordyceps attracted the attention of the general public and the health profession in 1993 when a group of Chinese runners broke nine world records in the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Germany. Afterwards the coach attributed those results to the athletes regular use of a cordyceps based tonic. Because Cordyseps helps increase stamina, energy levels, and endurance, it has become one of the top selling sports supplements amongst the worlds' elite competitive athletes.
Clinically, Cordyceps is used to build and support immune function in various immune compromised conditions including chronic fatigue, cancer, and respiratory conditions, especially asthma.
Cordyceps Sinensis Hyphas Mycelium is an excellent strengthening tonic for convalescing patients, and patients with reduced appetite, weak blood, weakened resistance of respiratory tract and susceptibility to colds or flu can take this product orally to strengthen resistance.
The above therapeutic and clinical properties are based on use of this product in several dozen central-grade medical units in Mainland China including the Chinese Academy of Medical Science, the Beijing College of Medicine, the People's Liberation Army Hospital, etc. in Taiwan including Taiwan Pediatric Association, Veterans General Hospital of Taipei. The effective rates are among 78%~94.2% in the treatment of malignant cancers, bronchitis, heart diseases, nasitis, tinnitus, leukemia, lung diseases, cirrhosis, B hepatitis, diabetes.
The health efficacies of Cordyceps Sinensis are obvious in:
Asthma, allergic rhinitis.
Anti-aging, weakness
Boosts energy and stamina
Boosts libido and sexual function
Benefits the heart
Benefits the kidneys and liver
Chronic bronchitis, coughing
Declining of sex drive
Improves general vitality
Increases lung function
Improves athletic performance
Lowering raised blood lipid levels, strengthening the body's immunity
Poor renal function, renal injuries by chemicals.
Poor resistance of respiratory tract, catching flu easily
Poor function of lungs kidneys, irregular menstruation
Regulating blood pressure (high or low blood pressure)
Relieves asthma
Supports sexual health
Supports the lungs and improves respiratory function
Supports the immune system
Scavenges free radicals (antioxidant)
Cordyceps has been regarded as a very safe herb throughout its traditional history, and is considered completely safe for clinical use today. Experiments on animals have not found a lethal dose, even when Cordyceps is given in extremely high amounts (10 to 80 grams per kilogram of body weight), nor does Cordyceps have any teratogenic or mutagenic effects. Instances of mild stomach discomfort have been reported in clinical trials.
Adaptogens:
Like other adaptogens, cordyceps may both decrease fatigue and increase physical endurance. When administered to mice, cordyceps increases swimming endurance capacity from 75 minutes to 90 minutes, and when given to rats, cordyceps prevents the weight changes of various glands during a period of chronic stress as well as preventing other biochemical stress markers. In double-blind, placebo controlled trials in humans, cordyceps has significantly improved aerobic capacity in healthy elderly volunteers in cycling ergometer tests and significantly increased maximal oxygen intake and total ventilation capacity during incremental work-rate cycling. In another 6 week trial, cordyceps decreased basal glucose, blood lactic acid, and respiratory exchange ratio during prolonged submaximal exercise in healthy volunteers, indicating improved glucose metabolism and increased lipid oxidation during exercise. Cordyceps also facilitates the adaption to hypoxic (low-oxygen) environments in mice.
Cordyceps sinensis is an herb that has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A fungus that grows on caterpillar larvae, cordyceps is traditionally used to improve reproductive function, prevent fatigue, and prevent aging. Studies indicate that it modulates immune response, inhibits tumor growth, decreases blood pressure, improves the bioenergy status of the liver, and enhances reproductive function. It has a variety of active ingredients, including some unique polysaccharides, proteins, fatty acids, vitamins, nonhormonal sterols, trace elements, flavones, 2'-deoxyadenosine, and cordycepin. Cordyceps is an adaptogen that may be useful in increasing endurance, improving general health, and increasing testosterone levels. This article will examine some of the more well known pharmacological activities of cordyceps.
Nowadays Cordyceps Sinensis is something new, special, and hardly familiar to the Western world. Scientists have not managed to study it properly for the time being. The greatest source of information about Cordyceps is its motherland China, where researchers have already been working for some time on the unclosing the secrets and mysteries of the fungus.
The further statements about health benefits of the mushroom are the results of the numerous Chinese trials of Cordyceps; therefore, they are at first hand.
For natural Cordyceps Sinensis,it takes about six years to complete its life cycle,consequently,the natural product to be extremely rare.Due to the scarcity and high price of natural Cordyceps,scientists have developed a variety of mycelia products to be used as the substitutes.
Benefiting vascular system:by improving circulation, regulating blood pressure, and strengthening the heart muscle.
Building muscles and improving physical performance:Those Chinese athletes, who use Cordyceps, tend to show better results than the other sportsmen.
Heart disease:In clinical studies significant improvements were found in stroke volume, heartbeat, cardiac output etc. in the Cordyceps group vs. the control group.
Disorder of the immune system:Cordyceps appears to be one of the most adaptive immunomodulators.
Enhancing and strengthening of the immune system:Cordyceps is supposed to increase the number of the Natural Killer Cells, which are responsible for the body defense against viruses and bacteria. Some trials show that the fungus works effectively in the leukemia stricken individuals.
Enhancing cellular oxygen uptake:This benefits all the body systems, giving them more energy and vitality.
Fatigue:Cordyceps is used by competitive athletes in the treatment of fatigue and weakness, and to improve endurance and increase energy.
Improving sexual function in men and increasing libido by stimulating the production of sex hormones:Cordyceps may also be a means for fighting female infertility.
Improving the respiratory function:Cordyceps shows good results in fighting against cough, chronic bronchitis and asthma, since it relaxes bronchial walls and has anti-inflammatory properties.
Increase testosterone levels:Sexual dysfunction in men:
Cordyceps can benefit many men who have problems involving sexual function.
Cordyceps may also increase testosterone levels, and this effect has been seen in multiple in vitro studies. This effect was also recently seen in vivo in mice with low testosterone production, in which cordyceps increased plasma testosterone levels by approximately 170%. It is hypothesized that the testosterone increase is due to polysaccharides and/or glycoproteins in cordyceps that are similar to LH in structure and bind to LH receptors, stimulating testosterone production.
There is a wide body of evidence showing that cordyceps both acts as an antioxidant and directly modulates the immune system. Administration of cordyceps to humans has been reported to increase superoxide dismutase activity by 54%. In animal studies, cordyceps decreases lipid peroxides and inhibits the development of atherosclerosis caused by oxidative stress and decreases levels of LDL cholesterol. In addition to these cardiovascular benefits, coryceps decreases blood pressure by increasing levels of nitric oxide, and for this reason it may be helpful both for those with hypertension and for those with erectile dysfunction.
Liver disease:Cordyceps can improve symptoms and liver-cell structures dramatically. Cirrhosis cells disappeared in 70 percent of the patients.
Polysaccharide and Cholesterol:
Cordyceps reduces the amount of "bad" LDL cholesterol and increases the amount "good" HDL cholesterol. In one study, Cordyceps lowered total cholesterol levels by over 17 percent.
Improved insulin sensitivity due to cordyceps has been demonstrated in both normal rats and humans. These effects are presumably mediated by the polysaccharide fraction of cordyceps, and multiple polysaccharides from cordyceps which reduce blood sugar in diabetic mice have been identified. It should be noted that cordyceps should be used with caution by those with low blood sugar.
Providing anti-aging and fatigue reducing effects:The fungus works as an antioxidant and increases cellular formation, especially in the elderly patients. It also promotes more restful sleep, soothes the nervous system, and reduces anxiety, thus working as a sedative.
Protecting liver and kidneys:Cordyceps improves blood flow to these organs (as well as to the others), which results in their better activity and ability to fight the diseases, including Hepatitis and chronic kidney disease.
Some people may think of the fungi as of something disgusting and ugly. However, the mushrooms do not look so when in a tablet or a capsule. Moreover, Cordyceps will definitely become even attractive to those, who have no trust in the pharmaceutical drugs any more. 2-4 grams (some people consume even up to 9 grams) of the mushrooms per day,it is nor an exorbitant price for the health improvement, which may become obvious as soon as in 1-2 months.
Cordyceps is said to be safe and has no side effects:
However, pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as children are not recommended to use it, since no studies have been conducted in such persons.
Luckily, time, progress, and the growing demands of the modern society make the scientists keep on working on the unsolved problems and open questions of today. That gives us hopes that soon Cordyceps will become an open book easy to read and understand for all the people.
It regulates and ensures the normal functioning of various parts of the body, strengthens the immune system and promotes overall vitality and longevity. This product provides tremenduous health benefits as listed below:
Tonifying arrhythmia:
It is very effective in tonifying arrhythmia with an efficacy up to 94%. When the product was applied to 200 different ailments, no toxic side effect was detected.
It can be used as a substitute to natural Cordyceps Sinensis in the treatment of Chronic Nephropathy, Chronic Nephritis. Moreoer, it has a diuretic effect and is good for the prevention of Nephralgia.
Strengthen the immune system:It helps strengthen the immune system of tumour patients who have received radiotherapy, Chemotherapy or operation. It is remarkable for stabilizing the hemogram, increasing the blood cells and protein for producing blood plasma, and for eliminating the ill effects after various therapies. Furthermore, the product is a synergist for reinforcing the efficacy of radiotherapy.
It provides remarkable benefits for various Climatic Age Illness, Impotence, Emission, Neurasthenia, Rheumatoid arthritis, Cirrhosis, flabby waist and knee.
It is also effective in lowering the lipoproteinemia level, and in preventing Arterio-Sclerosis, Coronary heart disease as well as certain other diseases related to blood vessels of the brain.
It helps stimulate the immune system of the elderly and strengthen their resistance to illness. Frequent dosage can prevent senile disorders.
Aging is due to the insufficient secretion of sexual hormones. Cordyceps Sinensis is, in this regard, a hormone stimulator. Morever, the aging effect is to a large extent attributed to the rise of active monoamine oxidize enzyme inside the body and Cordyceps Sinensis can effectively inhibit the rising of such enzyme. Thus, it is an anti-aging medicine which helps regenerate the organic functioning of humans. After a three-week dose, patients with the aforesaid symptoms would feel promising improvement. In general, this product is a tonic good for bodily nourishment and for stimulating brain activity. Long-term administration can reinforce the body against foreign attacks, improve the organic functioning, strengthen the immune system and in turn help bring longevity.
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