Cordyceps Mushroom Powder

Cordyceps Mushroom Powder

Latin name: Cordyceps sinensis 

Health Benefits of Cordyceps Mushroom Powder

Cordyceps sinensis is a wonderfully versatile mushroom, in terms of its many medicinal applications. Cordyceps sinensis has been applied medicinally for over 2000 years by doctors in China.  It has been used a tonic to increase health and vitality, combat aging, and prevent various (age-related) diseases.  Health benefits include: 

• Helps in preventing hyperglycemia (type 1 and 2 diabetes) and provides improvements in the peripheral insulin activity. 
• Keep the brains healthy with age, both structurally and functionally, partly by improving the antioxidant status.  This helps decrease the risk of dementia.  
• Has an antidepressant effect.
• As an aphrodisiac, increases libido. 
• Enhances fertility.
• Supports a regular heart rhythm, lowers cholesterol, inhibits the clotting of platelets, has an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect, and improves blood flow to the heart muscles.
• Shown to have a healing effect on hypertension.
• Reduces cholesterol and triglyceride levels, increasing and improving the ratio between HDL and LDL cholesterol levels.
• Stimulates immunity.
• Treats liver and kidney diseases.
• Exhibits strong anti-cancer activity.  
• Increases athletic performance. 

How to Use Cordyceps Mushroom Powder

• Use in capsules, or as a food such as in an herbal shake or blend.   

Cautions and Side of Cordyceps Mushroom Powder

• Not recommended for those who have auto-immune disorders.
• May slow blood clotting, so do not use if surgery is planned in the near future, or if you have a bleeding disorder.
• Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.