1、What is Cordyceps sinensis?
Cordyceps sinensis (Claviceps purpurea) also called Cordyceps, Chinese caterpillar fungus. It is a complex of the larvae of Hepialidae insects and the fungi parasites in it. Cordyceps sinensis is one of herbal traditional chinese medicines, and has always been listed as the three tonics with natural ginseng and antlers.
2、What is the difference between Cordyceps militaris and wild Cordyceps sinensis?
Cordyceps militaris is the model species of Cordyceps(Fr.)Link, it is congeneric species with Cordyceps sinensis, chemical composition, nutrients and medicinal functions of them are very similar. The main medicinal ingredients, such as cordycepin is much higher than in the wild Cordyceps sinensis. So Cordyceps militaris was selected as the best alternative of Cordyceps sinensis and was artificial cultivated in quantity.
3、What are the main effective constituent of Cordyceps militaris ?
The main active ingredients include: cordycepin, cordycepic acid, adenosine, SOD, cordyceps polysaccharide, various proteins and 19 kinds of amino acids, selenium and trace elements, and so on. the content of cordycepin in Cordyceps militaris nearly 100 times higher than that of natural Cordyceps sinensis, SOD and Cordyceps polysaccharide contents are significantly higher than that of natural Cordyceps sinensis, and cordycepic acid in Cordyceps militaris nearly the same as that of natural Cordyceps sinensis.
4、Did people who's liver function is not well can drink Cordyceps militaris wine?
Patients with abnormal liver function couldn't drink cordyceps wine, because the composition of liquor containing alcohol, ethanol could make greater damage to liver, but you can drink Cordyceps water or use Cordyceps cooked with chicken, ducks, pigeons, tortoises, turtles and other non-staple food, also can achieved balance adjustment role.
5、Cordyceps militaris contains polysaccharides, whether patients with diabetes can eat it?
Sugar of diabetes patients caused elevated blood, but Cordyceps polysaccharides in the Cordyceps militaris will not, so patients of diabetes can eat Cordyceps militaris.
6、Whether size and thickness make difference of Cordyceps quality?
Eighty percent nutrition of Cordyceps militaris concentrates in the grass part (fruiting body), twenty percent in the worm part (mycelium), but the grass part is only about 25 percent of the whole weight, so size and thickness make no difference of Cordyceps caliber.
7、What are the advantages of artificial Cordyceps militaris(cultivated by Shanghai Guobao Enterprise Development Centre) compared with wild Cordyceps sinensis?
Cordyceps militaris products produced by Guobao are possessed of international level in this area. The strains of us were identified by Institute of Microbiology as Cordyceps militaris. The content of cordycepin in Cordyceps militaris nearly several hundred times higher than that of natural Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps polysaccharide contents are significantly 2 times higher than that of natural Cordyceps sinensis.
8、How many patents did Shanghai Guobao Enterprise Development Centre have?
(1): The culture method of Cordyceps militaris fruiting body. Patent No.: 991242009; (2): The matrix active ingredients extracting method of Cordyceps militaris, Patent No.: 991241908.
9、What time is the most appropriate to take Cordyceps in one day?
According to chinese medical theory, the general appropriate time to use Cordyceps is in semi-fasting, that is say30 to 60 minutes before or after meals is the best.
10、How many Cordyceps should be taking every day?
As health care: about 1 to 2 grams Cordyceps militaris fruiting body; As treatment: about 3 to 5 grams Cordyceps militaris fruiting body.
11、How to master the best time of cooking Cordyceps water? whether Cordyceps even been cooked can be ate?
The active ingredients of Cordyceps easily dissolve in water, therefore, please do not decoct too long time, generally speaking, using soft fire decocted about 30 minutes. After decocting, there are still many active ingredients remain in Cordyceps fruiting body, and also many crude fiber in it, so it is beneficial to the human body.
12、Did Cordyceps stimulate stomach?
Cordyceps is very moderate, its ingredients are natural, no preservatives, so no matter consume Cordyceps sinensis before or after meals, will not cause any stimulate to stomach.
13、Did Cordyceps will produce side-effects?
According to the efficiency of Cordyceps, it will produce any harmful effect to people who using it for long time.
14、Did people who using Cordyceps long time will develop resistance to it?
Cordyceps is one family member of Cordyceps, it will not produce any resistance to people just like using chickens, ducks, fish.
15、Did Cordyceps can be taken together with other medicines?
Cordyceps will be more nutritional if fried, stewed, burned with other food, and also can be taken together with other drugs with no adverse reactions.
16、How preserve Cordyceps products ?
Stored in cool, dry place, ideally in the low-temperature such as 0-10℃.
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