What are the medicinal properties of Cordyceps sinensis?

Today, I would like to introduce a medicinal herb called Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis is a very famous medicinal material in Chinese history. Precious medicinal materials. When it comes to Cordyceps sinensis, everyone must be familiar with it. But many people don’t know what the medicinal properties of Cordyceps sinensis are. Well, next, let me introduce to you the medicinal properties of Cordyceps sinensis. Please read the content.

The first recorded use of Cordyceps sinensis was in the Qing Dynasty Wu Yiluo's "New Materia Medica", which believed that Cordyceps sinensis was sweet and warm in nature. It has the function of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can be used to treat "deficiency" symptoms such as long-term cough, weak asthma, postpartum weakness, impotence and coldness. According to research: Cordyceps sinensis mainly contains cordycepin, cordycepic acid, adenosine and polysaccharides; cordycepin can inhibit the growth of streptococci, anthrax bacteria and other bacteria, and is also an anti-cancer active substance, which has a good regulatory effect on the human endocrine system and nervous system; cordycepic acid can change the human body.

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Microcirculation, has obvious lipid-lowering and antitussive and expectorant effects; Cordyceps polysaccharide is an immunomodulator that can enhance the body's resistance to viruses and parasites.

Cordyceps sinensis was first recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which says: "The ones produced in Jiading Prefecture, Sichuan are the best. Those produced in Yunnan and Guizhou are second. In winter, they are in the soil, and their bodies are alive like old silkworms, with hair and the ability to move. In summer, the hair comes out of the soil, and the body turns into grass. If you don't collect them, they will turn into insects again in winter."

The "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" records it in great detail: "Summer grass and winter insects are from Hualinping, Jiangyou County, Sichuan. In summer, they are grasses, and in winter, they are insects. They are about three inches long, with six legs. Above the bed, they are very similar to silkworms. Qiang people collect them as top medicine." It also quotes "Records of the Western Regions in Qichun Garden" as follows: "Summer grass and winter insects grow in snowy mountains. In summer, the leaves branch out like leeks. The roots are like rotten wood. In winter, the leaves dry up, and the roots wriggle and turn into insects." It also quotes "Liuya Wai Bian" as follows: "Winter Cordyceps sinensis is the same thing.

The above is a detailed introduction to the medicinal properties of Cordyceps sinensis, which is familiar to people. When choosing Cordyceps sinensis, you should pay special attention to choosing Cordyceps sinensis with light yellow edges, which are the best. Cordyceps sinensis can be used to make tea or wine, and you can choose according to your preference.