Cordyceps Sinensis
When you want to use food and natural supplements to increase your health, the Ophiocordyceps sinensis mushroom is a popular choice. it's been used in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years, and scientists are now taking a closer look at the effects of cordycepin in animal studies.
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What Are Cordyceps Mushrooms?
Cordyceps Sinensis is a fungus that grows on insects found in the mountainous
regions of Nepal and Tibet. Traditional healers would recommend it as a tonic for all illnesses, claiming that it improves energy, appetite, stamina, libido, endurance, and sleep. It is a superfood that is increasingly being studied for its medicinal benefits.
The cordyceps mushrooms consist of 400 types of fungi that feed on insect larvae. The fruiting body is used to make a supplement. The effects and benefits of Cordyceps are not fully known, but the research is promising -- which is why there are ongoing placebo control trials on their effectiveness and side effects.
Benefits of Cordyceps Sinensis Mushrooms
Although the Food and Drug Administration has yet to endorse cordyceps in supplement form, you may want to know more about the potential health benefits of this unusual mushroom.
The potential benefits of Cordyceps include:
- Cordyceps may increase athletic performance by upping the VO2 max 7% higher compared to people of a similar fitness level who took a placebo.
- It also shows effects against cancer cells. In particular, laboratory tests showed that the supplements slowed the growth of colon, lung, liver, and skin tumor cells.
- Cordyceps mimics the action of insulin, which helps control type 2 diabetes.
- People who took the supplement reported better heart health and had lower * LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- The supplement may also help with fighting chronic inflammation caused by the immune system. Studies of mouse Leydig cells demonstrated that Cordyceps reduced both internal inflammation and external inflammation everywhere in the body.
So to recap, cordyceps sinensis mushrooms have the potential to be:
- Anti-inflammatory*
- Antioxidant*
- Anti cancer*
- Anti bacterial*
- Anti fungal*
- Anti viral*
- Immune booster*
- Increase energy*
- Liver protective*
- Lowers cholesterol*
- Fight respiratory infections*
Growing Cordyceps Sinensis at Home
Cordycep Sinensis is parasitic in nature with the base of the mushroom
originating from an insect larvae which it uses as its host. It grows in a long cylindrical shape with a club-like cap and is dark brown to black in color. It grows in comparatively low temperatures, below 69 degrees Fahrenheit and is slow growing. It can be cultivated using a brown rice medium or various agar mixes and should be exposed to light. To maintain the medicinal benefits however, it is suggested to have some sort of insect otherwise the mushroom will be mostly starch. You could try putting different moth larvae in your mix.
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*This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
