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Historically
Cordyceps has been used as a tonic herb in China to treat "lung"
and "kidney" asthenia, heart disease and fatigue.
Cordyceps Sinensis, sometimes as |
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The
most outstanding work on traditional Chinese medicines "Pen
T'sao Kang Mu" (Compendium of Materia Medica) compiled
by Li Shi-Zhen of the Ming Dynasty and published in 1578 documented
more than twenty mushroom species. |
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"Caterpillar Mushroom"
in North America, is a highly valued medicinal mushroom in
traditional Chinese medicine.
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In his book, Cordyceps is recorded
as "Snow Silkworm", because the mushroom grows primarily
on Tibet plateau average above 12,000 feet, close to the snow
line.
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Wild
Cordyceps Sinensis is extremely rare in nature which takes about
6 years to complete its life cycle and therefore very expensive.
Because of this, Chinese scientists |
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Sinensis
called CS-4 (Paecilomyces hepiali C.)
It is used to produce fermented mycelia product that contains
pharmacologically active components similar to the wild |
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developed a technique for isolating a fermentable strain
from wild Cordyceps
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Cordyceps Sinensis including cordycepic
acid (D-mannitol), adenosine, and polysaccharides.
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Scientific
research has conclusively proven that Cordyceps Sinensis (CS-4)
as a particular species is unable to be artificially cultured
for its mushroom (fruitbody). Some commercial products claim
to be cultured natural Cordyceps
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mushroom
are in fact not Cordyceps Sinensis, but another species called
Cordyceps Militaris, see the picture on the left.
The origin of "Militaris" is in the North China,
close to Korea. |
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Terms |
MYCOPHARMA® CS-4
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Wild Cordyceps Sinensis
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Sources |
Fermented CS-4 mycelia
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Wild, Premium Grade
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Mannitol
(%)* |
8.0-9.0
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7.0
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Adenosine
(%)* |
0.30 +
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0.10
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Amino
Acids (mg/ml) |
53.94
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39.68
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Ultraviolet
Spectrum
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published quality standard for Cordyceps products by Chinese
Ministry of Health, WS2-C1-0001-90, has set a min. level of
6.0% for Cordycepic acid (Mannitol)
and 0.14% for adenosine. |
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MYCOPHARMA® Cordcyeps CS-4
is standardized higher than this standard.
Ultraviolet, infrared and other instrumental
analysis have confirmed that MYCOPHARMA® Cordyceps
CS-4 is a product most closely resembles the wild Cordyceps
Sinensis.
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