In fact, the Cordyceps sinensis mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine is a complex of Cordyceps sinensis, a fungus of ergot family, parasitic on the daughter seat and larva corpse of the insect larva of Batmoth family. Simple understanding is the insect-fungus complex that died after being infected by a fungus.
As a precious medicinal material, we have often heard about its magical curative effect, but is Cordyceps really that magical?
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Cordyceps sinensis has the effects of tonifying kidney and essence of kidney yang, tonifying lung qi, relieving cough and stopping bleeding, and has a certain therapeutic effect on kidney yang deficiency, kidney essence deficiency, deficiency of asthma and cough. It can be seen that Cordyceps sinensis does have a certain tonic effect, but it is not as magical as people boast that it can cure all diseases. It mainly has the following benefits to our health.
Regulating immune function
Pharmacological research shows that Cordyceps sinensis can regulate human lymphocytes in two ways, and it can protect T cells and enhance their functions, thus enhancing human immunity.
Sex hormone action
Clinical experiments have proved that Cordyceps sinensis has androgenic and estrogen-like effects, which can increase the content of male testosterone, promote the development of gonads, regulate the level of estrogen, and increase the probability of conception and the number of children.
Protect liver and kidney function
Cordyceps sinensis has a certain therapeutic effect on renal injury caused by nephritis, renal failure, drugs and other exogenous factors. At the same time, Cordyceps polysaccharide can improve the cellular immune function of patients with hepatitis and resist hepatic fibrosis.
Other functions
Cordyceps sinensis also has certain effects of enhancing hematopoietic function, anti-arrhythmia, anti-oxidation and anti-fatigue, and lowering blood sugar. At the same time, it has a certain effect on the adjuvant treatment of cancer, and can also inhibit the immune rejection after organ transplantation.
In recent years, the therapeutic efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis has been greatly boasted in the market, and it can even be said that it can cure all diseases. I am afraid these are exaggerated. Because the growth environment of Cordyceps sinensis is strict, it is difficult to breed artificially, the quantity is very small, and it is difficult to dig, so the price is gradually rising, but now the price is so high that many people are crying.