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Cordyceps Information

What is Cordyceps?

Cordyceps is a Chinese mushroom known for its "lung protection" and "reproductive invigoration". The source of cordyceps used in most modern supplements is a strain grown on soybeans or other nutrient sources.

What are the benefits of Cordyceps Sinesis?

The active components of cordyceps are as still yet unknown, but at least two chemical constituents; cordycepin (deoxyadenosine) and cordycepic acid (mannitol) have been identified and suggested as being the active compounds in improving lung function and increasing energy levels and sex drive, hence increase in athletic and sexual performance.

A few years ago, as you may remember on the news several Chinese athletes came from out of nowhere to break world records in swimming and running. It turns out that the athletes were following a regime that included cordyceps supplementation.

Is there any scientific work to support the claims for cordyceps?

A 1999 study presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting , showed that a cordyceps supplement (CordyMax, Pharmanex) significantly increased maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold in humans, which leads to improved exercise capacity and resistance to fatigue.

What Products Contain Cordyceps?

• Reflex Cordyceps

Scientific References

• Bok JW, Lermer L, Chilton J, Klingeman HG, Towers GH. Antitumor sterols from the mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis. Phytochemistry. 1999 Aug;51(7):891-8.

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