Cordyceps–a traditional Chinese medicine and another fungal therapeutic biofactory?

RRM Paterson - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are growing in popularity. However, are they
effective? Cordyceps is not studied as systematically for bioactivity as another TCM …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological and therapeutic potential of Cordyceps with special reference to Cordycepin

HS Tuli, SS Sandhu, AK Sharma - 3 Biotech, 2014 - Springer
An entomopathogenic fungus, Cordyceps sp. has been known to have numerous
pharmacological and therapeutic implications, especially, in terms of human health making it …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the mysterious caterpillar fungus ophiocordyceps sinensis in DongChongXiaCao (冬蟲夏草dōng chóng xià cǎo) and related bioactive …

HC Lo, C Hsieh, FY Lin, TH Hsu - Journal of traditional and complementary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (syn.† Cordyceps sinensis), which was
originally used in traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine, is called either “yartsa gunbu” …

The genus Cordyceps: An extensive review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

OJ Olatunji, J Tang, A Tola, F Auberon, O Oluwaniyi… - Fitoterapia, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Cordyceps has about 750 identified species which are distributed in many
regions of the World, but mainly found in South Asia, Europe and North America. The …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal mushrooms as a new source of natural therapeutic bioactive compounds

WA Elkhateeb, GM Daba, PW Thomas… - Egyptian …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
In the ancient books of traditional medicines, medicinal mushrooms were occupying the
headlines, and the main topics were confirming to their miraculous therapeutic powers. The …

Bioactive compounds from Cordyceps and their therapeutic potential

KV Krishna, RS Ulhas, A Malaviya - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The Clavicipitaceae family's largest and most diverse genus is Cordyceps. They are most
abundant and diverse in humid temperate and tropical forests and have a wide distribution …

Cordyceps militaris polysaccharides can enhance the immunity and antioxidation activity in immunosuppressed mice

M Wang, XY Meng, R Le Yang, T Qin, XY Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
To evaluate the immune activation and reactive oxygen species scavenging activity of
Cordyceps militaris polysaccharides (CMP) in vivo, 90 male BALB/c mice were randomly …

Properties of Cordyceps sinensis: a review

PX Chen, S Wang, S Nie, M Marcone - Journal of Functional Foods, 2013 - Elsevier
A great mystique and aura surrounds Cordyceps sinensis (syn.: Cephalosporium sinensis),
an endoparasitic fungus which has claims of anti-cancer and anti-aging properties. Much …

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the flagship fungus of China: terminology, life strategy and ecology

Y Zhang, E Li, C Wang, Y Li, X Liu - Mycology, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The Chinese caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (syn. Cordyceps sinensis), is one
of the most famous and perhaps the most expensive fungal species in the world. Its biology …

Chinese Cordyceps: Bioactive components, antitumor effects and underlying mechanism—A review

Y Liu, ZJ Guo, XW Zhou - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chinese Cordyceps is a valuable source of natural products with various therapeutic effects.
It is rich in various active components, of which adenosine, cordycepin and polysaccharides …