‘CURE for all’ herb – Cordyceps

 

Cordyceps is a genus of sac fungi that includes about 400 different species. Most if not all cordyceps species live on insects and a few are parasitic on other fungi. The best known species of the genus is Cordyceps sinensis, found mainly in the high altitude mountainous regions of Tibet and Nepal. Other Cordyceps species are abundant and diverse in humid temperate and tropical forests of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. The big-sized fungus are highly prized whilst the smaller size Cordyceps are regarded as inferior quality.

When a Cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and eventually replaces the host tissue, while the elongated fruiting body may be cylindrical, branched, or of complex shape looking like grass and that is why it is called Winter Worm. One of the most popular host is the bat-worm that wringles in the soil after birth. It can survive for 4 years and then mate before dying. When in contact with this fungi, it can be taken hostage and has its lifespan shortened drastically.

The Chinese discovered its curative power thousand years ago after noticing that sheep grazed on

Cordyceps were stronger and healthier. Traditional herbalists considered it as a wonder medicine or cure-all herb – able to fortify all the body systems, providing anti-aging, immune boosting, and strength increasing effects (virility for men too). Its potency is extended to treating cancers as it demonstrates significant anticancer activities by various mechanisms such as modulating immune system and inducing cell apoptosis. To-date, modern science has very little knowledge about it, as the majority of facts and results are being taken from the studies done by the Chinese scientists.

In recent times, western researchers have discovered that these Cordyceps species are sources of biochemicals with interesting biological and pharmacological properties, like cordycepin and ciclosporin—an immunosuppressive drug helpful in human organ transplants, as it suppresses the immune system.

The University of Nottingham scientists found that the Cordyceps-derived treatment has two important effects on cells that could impact the growth of malignant tumors. At low doses, cordycepin interferes with how cells make proteins by inhibiting the uncontrolled growth and division of cells while at high doses it prevents cells from sticking together, essentially blocking the cells from growing and thus directly interacts with the making of proteins.

 

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Some work has been published in which Cordyceps sinensis has been used to protect the bone marrow and digestive systems of mice from whole body irradiation. Other experiments carried out showed it may protect the liver from damage, may have an anti-depressant effect and has a hypoglycemic effect and may be beneficial for people with insulin resistance.

Wild Cordyceps are most potent, costly and hard to come by. Most supplies in the market are the cultivated forms of the fungus, grown on the soybeans. Many manufacturers use not Cordyceps sinensis, but its substitutes (C. ophioglossoides, C. capita, and C. militaris) in their commercial preparations. The fusion of caterpillar and fungi is such an intricate act that is almost impossible to replicate by humans.