Introduction

Nature provides an amazing array of resources to improve our health and boost our immunity.  Mushrooms are a type of fungus that are enjoyed by people all over the world and renowned for their nutritional benefits. 

Mushrooms have been used as food, medicine, poison, and in spiritual mushroom practices in religious rituals across the world since at least 5000 BC.  These have used in tonics, soups, teas, prepared foods and herbal formulas to promote health and longevity.

WHAT IS CORDYCEPS

This oddly shaped mushroom grows native to China and is all around the Tibetan area.  For years it was thought to be a living worm rather than a mushroom and was nicknamed the caterpillar fungus as it is seen growing on the sides of trees.  Cordyceps is actually a fungal spore that kills insects such as caterpillars and moths and feeds off their tissues.

The Cordyceps mushroom has been described in old Chinese medical books from ancient times, and is also found in Tibetan medicine. Traditional Tibetan healers have recommended Cordyceps as a tonic for all illnesses.  This is because they continually witness how it improves people’s energy, sleep habits, digestion, stamina, libido and endurance.

  • Cordyceps are functional mushrooms and There are over 400 species of Cordyceps that grow all over the world, and they are categorized into a variety of families.

Out of all these many different types of cordyceps, Ophiocordyceps  sinensis and Cordyceps militaris(pictured above) are the main species used in herbalism and found in mushroom supplements.* These types of Cordyceps are known to be beneficial due to the many  bio active constituents they contain including cordycepin, which was first found in Cordyceps militaris, as well as cordycepic acid, nucleotides, polysaccharides, sterols, and fatty acids and more…

CORDYCEPS MILITARIS

Cordyceps militaris (C. militaris) is a medicinal mushroom possessing a variety of biofunctionalities. It has several biologically important components such as polysaccharides and others. The diverse pharmacological potential of C. militaris has generated interest in reviewing the current scientific literature, with a particular focus on prevention and associated molecular mechanisms in inflammatory diseases.

WHAT DO CORDYCEPS DO?

Like many adaptogenic herbs, Cordyceps has played a special part in traditional medicine. This particular mushroom has been used in Traditional Chinese medicine, but nowadays, science can support some of their wellness effects.

 This mushroom has different ways of affecting your system. It contains essential vitamins that have been proven to help your body, especially vitamins B1, B2, B12, and K.

Reviews, like this one from 2016, found that Cordyceps could help with antidiabetic and even antinephritic properties in animal studies. The review also concluded it could hold anti-inflammatory properties, and even help regulate certain hormones that might cause renal fibrosis.

CORDYCEPS BENEFITS

1. CORDYCEPS BENEFITS

Cordyceps has been shown to improve insulin secretion by the pancreas and it inhibits insulin degradation.  It also reduces oxidative stress which is a major culprit in insulin resistance.  It improves the function of glucose-regulating enzymes in the liver and promotes a gradual absorption of glucose from the digestive system into the blood stream.

A 1999 study in the Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin showed that cordyceps was able to stabilize blood sugar in drug-induced hyperglycemic diabetic rats.

2. CORDYCEPS AND KIDNEY HEALTH

The good news is there is more evidence that kidney health can be supported by Cordyceps. This study from 2019 concluded that these mushrooms could show promise against chronic kidney disease by using samples with embryo kidney cells.

 Without getting into complicated jargon, the mechanism of how this works is by reducing specific signaling that might lead to redox. Regulating this can prevent further deterioration of the kidney area, at least in the samples tested.

 Other research has also found that Cordyceps enhances kidney health. This happens through the interaction of specific steroid levels in our body, mainly 17-hydroxy-corticosteroid and 17-kesteroid. 

With the powerful reported pharmacological activities like antioxidants and vasorelaxants properties, this could lead to a better renal system overall by keeping it healthy. In general, oxidation can lead to several problems in our body, and the mix of powerful polyketides, flavonoids, and sterols in Cordyceps might be helpful to fight this.

3. CORDYCEPS AS ADAPTOGENS

Adaptogens with three major characteristics

1. Adaptogens are non-toxic – this means they don’t have harmful effects on the body and are safe to be taken for long periods of time.

2. They produce a non-specific biological response that improves the bodies ability to resist from physical, chemical, emotional and other biological stressors.

3. They have a strong influence on the body towards homeostatic balance. This means that they move the body in the direction of a normal homeostatic set point. If stress
hormones are too high, they lower and stabilize them and if stress hormones are too low, they raise and stabilize them.

CORDYCEPS “High Performance” adaptogen that is renowned for its ability to increases energy and endurance, stabilize blood sugar, reduce exercise induced oxidative stress and improve mood and mental clarity under stress.

4.HORMONAL HEALTH

Cordyceps has been known for centuries in Asian among other things. It act as a sex booster several studies Have been shown that it helps in sexual dysfunction and helps boosting male sexual hormone testosterone

5.BOOST IMMUNE SYSTEM

Immunity means

Ability of body to fight against to the disease or microbes like viruses and bacteria and protect the body from getting harm.

Cordyceps has been used for thousands of years, and it is still one of the most effective traditional remedies available today. It has been shown to improve immunity by stimulating cells and specific chemicals in the immune system. It might also help fight cancer cells and shrink tumor size, particularly with lung or skin cancers.

1.New studies show that cordyceps might improve immunity by stimulating cells and specific chemicals in the immune system

The cordyceps mushroom is a popular supplement for people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), helping with their fatigue and providing a natural boost to their immune systems. In fact, the fungus has long been used to improve immune health and fight chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and arthritis.

2.Cordyceps  extracts have been shown to  increase immune cells like T-cells and macrophages to regulate inflammatory reactions,wich intern aids in boosting the immune system.

It also enhance the body’s innate ability to resist new diseases.

What research says about cordyceps

1. Cordyceps militaris as a Bio Functional Food Source: Pharmacological Potential, Anti-Inflammatory Actions and Related Molecular Mechanisms

Cordyceps militaris (C. militaris) is a medicinal mushroom possessing a variety of biofunctionalities. It has several biologically important components such as polysaccharides and others. The diverse pharmacological potential of C. militaris has generated interest in reviewing the current scientific literature, with a particular focus on prevention and associated molecular mechanisms in inflammatory diseases……..

2.The Role of Autophagy in Anti-Cancer and Health Promoting Effects of Cordycepin

Notably, cordycepin also induces autophagy to trigger cell death, inhibits tumor metastasis, and modulates the immune system. Since the dysregulation of autophagy is associated with cancers and neuron, immune, and kidney diseases, cordycepin is considered an alternative treatment because of the involvement of cordycepin in autophagic signaling. 

3.Cordycepin reduces weight through regulating gut microbiota in high-fat diet-induced obese rats

An increasing number of studies have shown that obesity is the key etiological agent of cardiovascular diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes and several kinds of cancer and that gut microbiota change was one of the reasons suffering from obesity. At present, the gut microbiota has gained increased attention as a potential energy metabolism organ. Our recent study reported that cordycepin, a major bioactive component separated from Cordyceps militaris, prevented body weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet directly acting to adipocytes, however, the effect of cordycepin regulating gut microbiota keeps unknown.

4.Conclusion

It’s been a long time since I had the chance to talk about Cordyceps, but now I have the chance to do so in an article. We are a bioiter company (meaning we sell products that are grown in the lab and which benefit the human body) and we will be providing  many new products in the future.

Many big joints have been working on Cordyceps for years, and finally we are able to make it available in a form that is convenient for people like you. It’s an interesting product, and its effectiveness is well-documented by many scientists. It makes sense to bring it onto our company list, as it could help achieve our vision of helping people.

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