Cordyceps - True Men's Herbs

Recently, main news paper in New York has reported cordyceps the high demand and the limited supply act to make the price increase recently, sometimes to as much as $40,000 a pound! The reason mainly is cordyceps has high effect on sexual stimulant.

According to the record, since few thousand years ago, Cordyceps was popular herbs use in China and Tibet. Currently, it is the most expensive herbal in the world and also highly regarded. The reason is it only can naturally grow at highland area in the Himalayas near Tibet and Nepal and some portion areas in India and China and has made it difficult to collect rarity or limited use commonly.

Cordyceps sinensis is a species belongings to the Ascomycetes family, mainly lives in the larvae of a certain moth species - Hepialus armoricanus Oberthur. Cordyceps fungus to the mature stage, have occupied 99% of the larvae of the body, after death led to the larvae, thus larvae fossilized into plants.

This worm parasitizing fungus consumes more than 99% of its host when it reaches mature stage, thus mummifying the host effectively. Cordyceps grow from a single cell stage, the shape of anaerobic yeast. It is triggered to produce its fruit body when the worm host dies by going into the reproduce-or-die mode. The fungal mycelium is the most stable biological community; the need will grow under the influence of the outside world, including heat, cold, hot, flooding and malnutrition in the environment.

Cordyceps life cycle of 6 years, yield is very low, so it is very rare precious Cordyceps has a sweet flavour as it is neutral (non-acidic or basic) in nature.

Cordyceps fungus to the mature stage, have occupied 99% of the larvae of the body, after death led to the larvae, thus larvae fossilized into plants. His bat Mindanao from the larval growth is close to the beginning of reproductive stage.

This herbs species exhibited extensive properties like handling antibacterial, anti-asthma, anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-hypertensive, anti spasmodic, tonic, the capacity to stimulate the immune system, sexual stimulant, adaptogenic, ematopoietic, soporific and anti-hypoglycaemic as well assuccessful anti tumour capabilities.

Cordyceps can be used to lungs and kidney; can cure diarrhea, headache, cough, liver, kidney and cardiovascular disease. It can also be used against bacterial infections, leprosy and tuberculosis.

In China and Japan, people use Cordyceps to treat asthma, leukemia, and cancer prevention. Overall, the Cordyceps helps to improve physical fitness, longevity, contact fatigue. It allows cells to release more energy and oxygen utilization.

It is rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C, so make pills. It is useful for health care, is an effect of good health food, and is sold in the market.

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