North Cordyceps, is a kind of edible fungus rich in high protein and amino acids; one category is artificially reared with the pupa of the insect and made of bacteria, rearing difficulty, low survival rate; the second category is the most common on the market, artificially reared with cereals, wheat fermentation and made of bacteria, reproduction, high survival rate, and is commonly used.
Identification methods:
First, rod-shaped, more small spores for the best, the second, equal amount of Cordyceps, soak the water, the color of golden, dark, for the best.
Eating method:
The same method of eating mushrooms, but in trace amounts, side dishes.
North Cordyceps grass is 5 to 8 centimeters long, golden and orange, also known as North Cordyceps.
North Cordyceps chemical composition:
Nucleoside compounds
Consultation of the literature shows that North Cordyceps isolated cordyceps, hypoxanthine, deoxythymidine, adenosine, adenine, guanosine, uridine, uracil, acetyl cordyceps and other nucleosides. Cordycepin, adenosine, and N6 to hydroxyethyl adenosine were obtained from artificially cultured Cordyceps sinensis using the isolation method of preparing crystals.
Cordyceps polysaccharide
Cordyceps polysaccharide is one of the important constituents of Cordyceps sinensis and one of the active substances of Cordyceps sinensis, and its total content is about 4% to 10%, and the research shows that the content of cordyceps polysaccharide varies in various parts of Cordyceps sinensis, among which the content is the highest in mycelium.
Amino acids and sterols
Artificial cultivation of Cordyceps sinensis and natural Cordyceps sinensis are rich in amino acids, Cordyceps sinensis contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids, as well as other amino acids such as glutamic acid, arginine, aspartic acid, etc., and the total amino acid content of Cordyceps sinensis reaches 22.75%, and the highest content is glutamic acid and aspartic acid.
Ether Extract
The petroleum ether extract of Cordyceps Sinensis is rich in fatty acids, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitoleic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, heptadecanoic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, and eicosanoic acid etc., with linoleic acid (63%) and palmitic acid (20%) as the main components. Advanced unsaturated fatty acids have the effect of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure and improving immunity.
Other compounds
Cordyceps Sinensis is rich in a variety of vitamins, including vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, vitamin B6, carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and so on. It is measured that Cordyceps sinensis is rich in 36 kinds of inorganic elements, and the types of inorganic elements in artificially cultivated Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis are roughly the same, including Na, K, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, and P, etc., of which the P content is the highest. Cordyceps has the effect of tonifying the lungs and kidneys, nourishing and strengthening, which may be related to the high content of Fe and Mn. SOD enzyme is a kind of antioxidant active enzyme, and Cordyceps cysts and Cordyceps mycelium are rich in SOD enzyme.