Cordyceps Extract

What is Cordyceps Extract?

Our Cordyceps Extract is a fine spray-dried powder derived from a (12:1 ratio) pharmaceutical grade, dual extraction process. Presenting both alcohol and water soluble compounds from dried, organic Cordyceps Sinensis (Cs-4) fruiting body. The overall volume of fresh Cordyceps Mushroom it takes to produce 100g of extract is approximately 8,000g, making the final product highly concentrated and effective.

What are the benefits of Cordyceps Extract?

Cordyceps has a long history of use in eastern medicine. It gained world attention in 1993 when Chinese female runners achieved records in 1500 m, 3000 m, and 10,000 m events with their coach attributing their success to a diet containing Cordyceps.*

*Division HMS, editor. Cordyceps. The Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (KHP) Seoul, Korea: Korea Food and Drug Administration; 2002. p. 59.

Why choose our Cordyceps Extract?

How To Use

Cordyceps delicate nutty taste makes it perfect for incorporating into hot and cold drinks like coffee, cacao and smoothies. As well as food such as peanut butter, yeast extract and overnight oats. The fine spray dried particles dissolve almost effortlessly.

Use 1-2 grams per serving. 1g = 1 level scoop (measuring spoon included with each purchase of powder). Best Before: Usually >12 months from purchase date. Once opened use within 45 days. Store in a cool, dark place. Out of reach of children.

Ingredients

Organic Cordyceps Sinensis Extract 12:1 >35% Polysaccharides. Dual Extracted and Spray Dried. Non EU origins. Powders are tested for heavy metals, pathogens, pesticides, allergens and potency. Produced By Lion & Bear, 9 Palmerston Road, Macclesfield. SK11 8QJ.

Capsules are made from Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (Vegan & Gluten Free) 00 size capsules containing approximately 540mg of extract powder per capsule.

Research Literature

1. Lin B, Li S. Cordyceps as an Herbal Drug. In: Benzie IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, editors. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. Chapter 5. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92758/

2. Dubhashi S, Sinha S, Dwivedi S, Ghanekar J, Kadam S, Samant P, Datta V, Singh S, Chaudry IH, Gurmet P, Kelkar H, Mishra R, Galwankar S, Agrawal A. Early Trends to Show the Efficacy of Cordyceps militaris in Mild to Moderate COVID Inflammation. Cureus. 2023 Aug 18;15(8):e43731. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43731. PMID: 37727187; PMCID: PMC10505833.

3. Nguyen TV, Chumnanpuen P, Parunyakul K, Srisuksai K, Fungfuang W. A study of the aphrodisiac properties of Cordyceps militaris in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. Vet World. 2021 Feb;14(2):537-544. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.537-544. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33776321; PMCID: PMC7994127.

4. Xiaoming Chai, Mengyue Pan, Jingjie Wang, Mingmei Feng, Yupeng Wang, Qi Zhang, Yang Sun, Cordycepin exhibits anti-fatigue effect via activating TIGAR/SIRT1/PGC-1α signaling pathway, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 637, 2022, Pages 127-135, ISSN 0006-291X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.11.010. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X22015443)