For Energy & Endurance
Dehydrated Hot Water Extract
16% beta glucan (polysaccharide), 7% Cordycepic acid, .3% Adenosine
Latin ... Cordyceps sinensis
Chinese ... Dong Chong Xia Cao
Common Name ... Caterpillar Mushroom
Cordyceps sinensis is a highly valued medicinal mushroom in both Classical
Chinese Medicine and modern clinical practice. In China it is called "winter
worm, summer grass", and the "caterpillar mushroom". Cordyceps is found in the
highlands of China, Tibet, and Nepal, above 10,000 feet.
Cordyceps attracted the attention of the general public and the health
profession in 1993 when a group of Chinese runners broke nine world records in
the World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Germany. Afterwards the coach
attributed those results to the athletes regular use of a cordyceps based tonic.
Because Cordyceps helps increase stamina, energy levels, and endurance, it has
become one of the top selling sports supplements amongst the worlds' elite
competitive athletes.
Clinically, Cordyceps is used to build and support immune function in various
immune compromised conditions including chronic fatigue, cancer, and respiratory
conditions.
The wild fruiting form of Cordyceps used in Traditional Chinese Medicine is
extremely rare in the wild and because of this it is very expensive. Chinese
scientists spent many years looking for a vegetative form of Cordyceps that
would produce the same active compounds as the fruit body; the result of that
research is the Cordyceps strain Cs-4.
All of the published clinical research has been conducted with hot water
extracts of the mycelium of the Cs-4 strain of Cordyceps, the same strain
MushroomScience uses to produce their high potency extract.
Cordyceps is sweet and acrid in taste and warm in nature, acting through the
lung and kidney channels. Cordyceps invigorates the kidneys and protects the
lungs.* Cordyceps is also used in cases of occasional fatigue. For most
conditions Cordyceps is prepared as a decoction, although when used as a tonic
in TCM the fruit bodies are often cooked into a chicken broth.
Wild Cordyceps sinensis fruit bodies and cultivated Cordyceps sinensis mycelium
have demonstrated equal levels of immune activity,* neither being superior to
the other. The modern clinical research has been conducted with hot-water
extracts of the cultivated mycelium. The optimal preparation for both is a
hot-water or hot-water/ethanol extract.
Our product is a hot-water/ethanol extract from the Cs-4 strain of Cordyceps.
The mycelium is cultivated on an all-natural chemical-free nutrient base. This
process yields all of the active constituents that make Cordyceps one of the
most highly prized medicinal mushrooms.
SUPPLEMENT FACTS
Serving Size: 1 Vcap
Servings per container: 90 |
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Cordyceps sinensis Cs-4 mycelium extract
16% Beta Glucan (polysaccharide)
7% cordycepic acid, .2%adenosine |
400mg |
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Storage: Store at room temperature
Suggested Use: Adults, take 1-4 capsules, twice daily on an empty
stomach.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. If pregnant or breast
feeding, consult a health professional before using. Do not use if
hypersensitive to mushrooms. Do not use if safety seal around top of
bottle is missing or broken.
Keep Out of Reach of Children.
QUALITY AND POTENCY GUARANTEED
