Some people say that Cordyceps sinensis is useless, so what is its medicinal effect?

I don't know when food has been divided into "noble" and "ordinary". Some foods have the same origin as medicines and foods, and some foods have been endowed with magical effects. There is such a magical species in folklore, which has the functions of enhancing immunity, resisting cancer and tonifying kidney. Eating it can "prolong life", and it is "Cordyceps sinensis". Does it really have such a magical effect on so-called high-end food? Next, I will talk to you about the rumor of "Cordyceps sinensis" and tell you the truth about food.

As a kind of "precious Chinese herbal medicine", "Cordyceps sinensis" is highly praised in the health circle. What kind of species is it? Is it really that powerful?

Cordyceps sinensis is actually a "complex of fungi and insects". There are 1500 kinds of substances with this property in the world. Among them, "Cordyceps sinensis" and "Cordyceps militaris" are the most common (heard of) in the market. Cordyceps sinensis has been growing in the wild so far, and there is no artificial cultivation. Cordyceps sinensis can grow.

Can Cordyceps fight cancer?

The principle that "Cordyceps sinensis can resist cancer" is mainly because it contains two substances, namely "cordycepin" and "pentostatin", which have shown certain anti-tumor activity in scientists' experiments. Because of this, anti-cancer has since become the label of Cordyceps sinensis.

But the research on Cordyceps sinensis has been going on. Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences published a paper in Cytochemical Biology, which also published several conclusions: First, Cordyceps sinensis can not synthesize cordycepin and pentostatin; Secondly, Cordyceps militaris can synthesize cordycepin and pentostatin. Finally, excessive intake of the main anticancer substance "Cordyceps sinensis" will cause cytotoxicity.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see that the theoretical basis of the so-called anti-cancer of Cordyceps sinensis is not sufficient, and eating too much will cause harm to the human body.

Cordyceps enhances immunity? Fight disease?

In addition, some people think that Cordyceps contains "cordycepic acid", which can also play a strong health-preserving role in the body.

But in fact, the essence of cordycepic acid is just a very common "mannitol" in life, which is contained in many foods, and its function is not so magical. What's more, in the subsequent research process of Cordyceps sinensis, it was proved that Cordyceps sinensis did not contain cordycepic acid at all; In other words, this statement is purely "fiction" and unbelievable.

Speaking of which, you should be clear:

Cordyceps sinensis does not contain any magical substances. Strictly speaking, the "edible amount" of Cordyceps sinensis itself is limited and has no therapeutic effect on diseases.

Moreover, the efficacy embodied in animal experiments can not be directly replaced by human beings, and there are differences between human beings and animals themselves, so the dose of "efficacy substances" can not be easily realized in human beings, let alone their functions.

What's more, both Cordyceps sinensis and betahistine are cytotoxic, which will harm healthy cells in the body when ingested in large quantities, so there is no risk value at all.

For Cordyceps products, it is not recommended that you spend a lot of money to enjoy the so-called health preservation. As early as 2065438+February, 2006, China Food and Drug Administration issued "Consumer Tips for Cordyceps Products", pointing out that long-term consumption of Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis powder, pure powder tablets and other products will lead to excessive arsenic intake, and may accumulate in the body, which poses a high risk.

Eating has little effect, but excessive consumption is harmful. There is nothing magical about this "magic tonic" circulating in rivers and lakes; Immunity does not need food to adjust (improve), and it can be guaranteed normally under normal diet, exercise and work and rest. There is no magic food, and there is no food that can cure diseases; For all kinds of high-end health foods, please be sure to put your mind right.

Cordyceps sinensis is neither a bug nor a grass. It is a "bacteria-insect complex", which does not fight cancer and tonify kidney. The scientific basis is not sufficient. Please don't rely on some exaggerated effects of certain foods. For diet, what you are advised to do is to "eat food in a diverse and balanced way"; Don't be superstitious about health preservation and refuse to waste money. Next, please enjoy a healthy life scientifically.

When it comes to Cordyceps sinensis, most people think that this medicine is very expensive and is a valuable Chinese medicine. What is the reason why it is precious? This should start from its source.

Cordyceps sinensis has been used in China for hundreds of years, which is a summary of experience after long-term practice. Let's talk about its appearance first. It grows in the alpine plateau area above 3000 meters above sea level in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. It can be either an insect or a grass, because it is a complex produced by ergot fungi parasitic on the larvae of hepialidae. The upper part of the fungus is called a daughter, and the lower part is a dead larva like a silkworm baby. This parasitic species is actually more common in nature and is only used as a Chinese medicine.

The source alone cannot fully explain its value. After all, in the development of Chinese medicine, there are many valuable Chinese medicines. Why can this cordyceps complex be so valued? That is also related to its unique efficacy. Judging from the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Cordyceps sinensis is sweet and warm, and has the functions of tonifying kidney and lung, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. For kidney deficiency and essence deficiency, impotence and nocturnal emission, soreness of waist and knees, chronic cough and asthma, cough and hemoptysis. From the modern pharmacological research, Cordyceps sinensis has certain functions of regulating human immunity, anti-tumor and anti-aging. Studies have also shown that it can protect the kidneys, resist oxidation, protect the cardiovascular system and lower blood sugar. For such a society with high cancer risk, it has become a hot topic to improve human immunity and prevent and treat tumors. Prevention-oriented, Cordyceps sinensis can play a two-way role in regulating immune function, which is also in line with the concept of disease prevention in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, its hypoglycemic effect may not be known to most people. Diabetic patients are generally treated with western medicine. In fact, the mechanism of action of Cordyceps sinensis is different from that of western medicine. Can improve glucose metabolism, regulate elevated blood sugar, normal blood sugar does not work, the advantage is that it will not cause hypoglycemia.

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First of all, the first point: eating Cordyceps sinensis has no beneficial effect on the body, and may even poison the body. Of course, it can't be said that there is no effect at all, at least there is psychological comfort: after eating Cordyceps sinensis, you feel better, your physiological function will be improved to a certain extent, and your health will be improved to a certain extent.

Cordyceps sinensis is a collection of two kinds of creatures: one is bat moth larvae and the other is Cordyceps sinensis. When moth larvae pupate in the soil in autumn and winter, Cordyceps sinensis will take the opportunity to parasitize in their bodies. Slowly, Cordyceps sinensis absorbed the nutrition of the bat moth larva and killed it. Finally, Cordyceps sinensis grows fruiting bodies and releases spores on the ground. At this time, it will be dug up and sold as medicinal materials.

Thirty years ago, Cordyceps was not so expensive, but it didn't take long for it to be hyped into a sacred object with a price exceeding gold. Businessmen publicize that Cordyceps sinensis contains two anticancer substances, namely "Cordyceps sinensis" and "penem estat", and claim that its effective components can be easily absorbed by the human body through various technologies. In fact, it does not contain these two anticancer substances at all, and it has not been tested by scientific research institutions. However, people are still convinced of the advocacy of merchants, and people are still eager for Cordyceps sinensis.

Therefore, I advise you: don't eat Cordyceps any more.

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Expensive Cordyceps sinensis is the first choice for people's tonic in autumn and winter, so what is the effect of Cordyceps sinensis worth pursuing?

Cordyceps sinensis is a combination of Cordyceps sinensis and Batmoth, which is only distributed in China, India, Nepal and Bhutan. Cordyceps sinensis contains cordycepic acid, cordycepin, cordyceps polysaccharide, various amino acids, vitamins and minerals. Clinical experiments show that it has the following functions:

① Cordyceps sinensis has superoxide dismutase (SOD) that can scavenge free radicals, which can reduce body damage and delay aging.

② Cordyceps sinensis can increase immune cells, promote antibody production and reduce the function of some immune cells, which has a good anti-tumor effect.

③ Cordyceps sinensis can regulate respiratory function and heart function, thus regulating heart rate and respiration.

④ Cordyceps sinensis can reduce the burden of kidney and liver, improve their functions and reduce the occurrence of diseases.

Of course, the functions of Cordyceps sinensis are not limited to these, and other functions have yet to be clinically verified.

The high price of Cordyceps sinensis is not only because of its good medicinal value, but also because of its high growth conditions and large demand. Faced with such a large market demand, many unscrupulous merchants make huge profits by using other Cordyceps sinensis or inferior products. Therefore, when buying Cordyceps sinensis, you should carefully identify it to prevent being deceived.

Cordyceps sinensis is actually a combination of fungi and bat moth larvae. In summer, the eggs laid by the bat moth hatch into larvae and burrow into the wet and soft soil. A fungus in the soil will invade the larvae and grow in the larvae. The larvae will become "winter worms" after death, and the fungi in the larvae will grow by the nourishment of the larvae. In summer, fungi will grow from the head of larvae and become "summer grass".

Modern science has studied the active substances of Cordyceps sinensis, and found that the most valuable one is cordycepic acid, and the rest are protein, fat, carbohydrates and vitamins. Cordyceps acid is not a special substance, but mannitol, which is used in hospitals every day, mainly to dehydrate and reduce swelling, and the price is also very cheap.

In addition, Cordyceps sinensis has always been known as anti-cancer and contains an anti-cancer substance called cordycepin, but scientists have found that Cordyceps sinensis also does not contain cordycepin with anti-cancer effect.

Therefore, through the analysis of modern science, we find that Cordyceps sinensis is not a magical thing, and the reason why it sells at sky-high prices now is mainly because of commercial speculation.

Cordyceps sinensis not only does not have the legendary magical effect, on the contrary, long-term consumption may still be risky. CFDA warned that Cordyceps sinensis should not be used as a health care product for a long time, because the content of heavy metal arsenic in Cordyceps sinensis products is too high after sampling, and it may accumulate in human body for a long time, causing arsenic poisoning.

Cordyceps sinensis, like ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, is regarded as a magic medicine because of its unique shape. In fact, any medicine, even a very common medicine, can still play its magical role as long as it is used correctly. In addition, Cordyceps sinensis is not a "worm" in winter, but a "grass" in summer, but a complex formed by the connection of insect body and fungal stroma growing on insect head. This worm is like a silkworm, with a dark yellow to yellowish brown surface; The base is slender and has a dark brown to brown surface.

Cordyceps sinensis recognized by the ancients-lung-kidney correlation

Cordyceps sinensis is recorded for the first time in Materia Medica from the Heart: "Cordyceps sinensis is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the functions of protecting lung, benefiting kidney, replenishing essence, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, and treating diaphragmatic diseases well." Sweet in nature and light in taste, it enters the kidney and lung meridians. Its effects are tonifying kidney and lung, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, and it is mostly used for kidney deficiency and essence deficiency, impotence and nocturnal emission, waist and knee pain, chronic cough and asthma, and mental fatigue. Mostly used for frying soup or stewing meat. Although cordyceps sinensis tastes sweet and flat, it is not suitable for people who have a cold and fever.

Modern Understanding of Cordyceps sinensis —— Multi-links and Multi-directions

Because of its great reputation, there are many studies on Cordyceps sinensis in modern times, which not only prove the protective effect on the kidney, but also prove the improvement effect on the lung function, such as inhibiting airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adjusting the ratio of airway Th 1/Th2, and improving lung function. In addition, it is found that Cordyceps sinensis has the functions of regulating immunity, anti-inflammation, lowering blood sugar, anti-oxidation and anti-fibrosis. In addition to the above functions, some domestic studies have also confirmed the unique advantages of Cordyceps sinensis in anti-tumor, such as anti-lung cancer, anti-liver cancer, anti-testicular stromal tumor and so on. Cordyceps sinensis also has sex hormone-like effect, which can prevent estrogen deficiency in ovariectomized osteoporosis rats. Cordyceps sinensis can also lower blood pressure, reduce negative frequency, resist arrhythmia, scavenge free radicals and resist platelet aggregation. In addition, Cordyceps sinensis has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fatigue, anti-anxiety and lipid-lowering effects.

Cordyceps sinensis is not as magical as we thought. Modern diseases are very complicated, and it is not enough for many diseases to rely solely on Cordyceps sinensis. It is undeniable that Cordyceps sinensis has many functions and can treat many diseases, but there are also many drugs with the same function as Cordyceps sinensis, which can be used in combination. It's just that Cordyceps sinensis is rare because of its specific host environment and people's indiscriminate digging.

Text: Lu Dongdong/Wang Chuanhang

1. Traditional knowledge and views on Cordyceps sinensis

In traditional Chinese medicine, Cordyceps sinensis has always been regarded as a valuable Chinese medicine, which has the functions of tonifying kidney, lung qi, benefiting qi and nourishing yin. It has a certain nourishing effect on patients with kidney deficiency and lung qi deficiency.

Some studies have shown that some components of Cordyceps sinensis can inhibit the fission of cancer cells, improve the activity of lymphocytes in the body and help improve the immunity of the body, but the quality of these studies is not very high.

2. Understanding and views on Cordyceps sinensis in recent years.

Many studies show that the anticancer effect of Cordyceps sinensis is exaggerated, and it has no effect on human body. Moreover, because the toxic substance "arsenic" in Cordyceps sinensis exceeds the standard, long-term consumption may lead to poisoning and damage human health.

3. Look at the efficacy of Cordyceps objectively

Cordyceps sinensis is just a common Chinese medicine. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it has the function of tonifying kidney and lung qi. But there is absolutely no magical effect boasted by health care products. At present, such a high price is still praised, which is simply not worth it.

It won't hurt to eat a little if there are indications. At that time, it was definitely not advocating long-term or large-scale consumption.

Cordyceps sinensis is just a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the same nourishing effect as Astragalus and Pseudostellaria heterophylla. It's not worth paying too much attention to or spending too much money on food.

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The name of Cordyceps sinensis is well known, but few people really know and use it, and I am one of them. I heard some legends about Cordyceps a long time ago. It is often said that things are rare. It turns out that Cordyceps sinensis is a perfect combination of animals and plants, both of which are indispensable, and it can't be planted artificially, so it is mysterious and its value has always been high.

Cordyceps sinensis is an egg produced by the plateau Cordyceps hepialus in the soil. After the strains of Cordyceps sinensis hatch into larvae, they invade the larvae, absorb the nutrients in the larvae, and multiply constantly, so that the larvae are covered with hyphae. Around July next year, the larvae will grow yellow or light brown fungus seats on their heads, which will emerge from the ground in the form of grass stalks, which is what people see as "Cordyceps sinensis".

The real Cordyceps sinensis is called "Cordyceps sinensis in snowy areas", which is a product protected by national geographical indications. Only the snowy plateau can grow. Moreover, every wild Cordyceps sinensis is hard to get, and some people risk their lives to get it. Cordyceps sinensis has become less and less in recent years.

Cordyceps sinensis and ginseng antler are listed as the three major tributes in ancient China, that is to say, it is the best tonic for emperors and royal officials to eat for a long life, and was also called auxiliary holy medicine before. Eating Cordyceps instead of divine medicine, the main function is to enhance immunity by regulating various functions of human body, which has the effects of nourishing lung yin and tonifying kidney yang, so it is used as a food supplement for nourishing lung and kidney, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, and protecting lung from dysentery. Is used for invigorating qi, promoting fluid production, balancing yin and yang, and delaying aging. It is more accurate to conclude that Cordyceps sinensis is a good tonic. thank you

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With the public's concern for health, more and more attention has been paid to traditional Chinese medicines with the same origin of medicine and food, among which the occurrence rate of Cordyceps sinensis is extremely high. So is Cordyceps sinensis a worm or a grass? What are the functions? Which groups are suitable for use?

Cordyceps sinensis is the daughter of ergot plant Cordyceps sinensis and the corpse of its host green bat moth larva, which is mainly produced in Sichuan, Qinghai, Tibet, Yunnan and other places. It can be used after removing mud, drying in the sun or drying.

Cordyceps sinensis is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with dual functions of medicine and food. It is warm and sweet, belonging to the kidney and lung meridian, which is beneficial to tonifying kidney and lung, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. It can be used for impotence, nocturnal emission, soreness of waist and knees, chronic cough, asthma, expectoration and other people, and has the effect of tonifying deficiency.

Modern nutrition believes that Cordyceps sinensis is rich in amino acids, sterols, mannitol, alkaloids, Cordyceps polysaccharide, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, which can regulate the immune system and improve immunity.

China Food and Drug Administration has issued the Consumer Tips for Cordyceps products, pointing out that long-term consumption of Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis powder, pure powder tablets and other products will lead to excessive arsenic intake, which may accumulate in the body and pose high risks.

If it is really necessary, the use of Chinese herbal medicine should be based on the diagnosis and treatment of doctors in regular hospitals, which is not suitable for all people. If there is evil, it is not suitable. It is not recommended for ordinary people to buy it as a tonic. No medicine or food can prolong life. If you want to be healthy, you should pay attention to improving your bad lifestyle and live a healthy life!