What is Cordyceps?
Cordyceps sinensis (Ophiocordyceps Sinensis), also known as Cordyceps sinensis, is a complex of Cordyceps sinensis and bat larvae.
- This product is made by connecting the worm body with the fungal germ from the head of the worm. The worm is shaped like a silkworm, with a length of 3-5 cm and a diameter of 0.3-0.8 cm. The surface is dark yellow to yellow-brown, with 20 to 30 ring patterns. The ring patterns are thinner near the head; the head is reddish brown; 8 pairs of feet, 4 pairs in the middle are more obvious; brittle, easy to break, the section is slightly flat, light Yellow-white. The pedestal is slender and cylindrical, 4-7 cm long and 0.3 cm in diameter; the surface is dark brown to tan with fine vertical wrinkles, and the upper part is slightly swollen; the texture is flexible and the section is white. Slightly fishy, slightly bitter. It is better to be intact, the body is enlarged, the outer color is bright, the inner color is yellow and white, and the short constellation is better. [1]
- Contains 25% ~ 30% of crude protein, 7% ~ 29% of D-mannitol (that is, cordycepin), 8.4% of fat, and still contains adenosine, ergosterol, vitamin
- Only Cordyceps militaris and Jiuzhou Cordyceps contain "Pentastatin" and Cordycepin [2]
- Terminology:
- Dry humidity:
- Experts point out that normal temperature raw clothing is the most medicinal value of Cordyceps sinensis. When heated and stewed at high temperature, many important essences in Cordyceps sinensis will be lost and destroyed, and the efficacy will be significantly reduced. And these [4] methods are extremely inconvenient to eat and difficult to stick to.
- Cordyceps sinensis must have two conditions for its effect on the human body: the first must have a sufficient amount of mycelium, and the second must not contain harmful impurities to the human body. After a large number of clinical studies, it has been found that in order to achieve therapeutic effects, a sufficient amount must be taken, 3 to 5 grams per day [5] .