Organic Chinese Cordyceps Capsules (Food Supplement) 500mg 90 Capsules

Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus. It is interesting in that it does not grow on trees, but on insect larvae, including butterflies, ants and other insects, such as cicadas. When cordyceps spores are scattered on the victim, it is covered with mycelium, and the fungus begins to feed on it. When the insect dies, the cordyceps grows a fruiting body from its mummified body, which, emerging from the ground, scatters spores.
Mummified insects and cordyceps remains were collected by hand and then dried. This mushroom, called the gold of the Himalayas, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries.
Of the more than 500 species of cordyceps discovered, Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps militaris have received the most attention. Since 1964, Cordyceps sinensis has been officially listed as an herbal medicine in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. In China, cordyceps is found at an altitude of 3,500–5,000 m, mainly in the provinces of Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu.
Our dried Chinese cordyceps mushrooms are ground using a special industrial method (superfine grinding) to practically dust. This breaks down chitin, releasing a wide range of beneficial substances. Chitin is the main building material of fungal cell walls, which is also used to make the skeleton of arthropods. If the chitin molecule is not broken down, the beneficial substances remain "closed" in the cell and are eliminated from the body through the digestive process. Chitin can also be broken down by thermally treating mushrooms: by boiling, frying or freezing them, but the percentage of chitin broken down in this way is very small, so if you decide to use mushrooms as a dietary supplement, you would have to eat an impossible amount of them.
Additionally, the mushroom powder is vacuum-dried with constant stirring, which further disrupts the cell walls of the mushrooms, increasing the bioavailability of intracellular substances.
About our Chinese Cordyceps mushroom capsules
This natural product can be useful for those who exercise intensively, do physical work, and lack strength and energy. ORGANIC CHINESE CORDICEPS CAPSULES (Food supplement). 90 capsules
Purpose: for energy, endurance, sports, lung and heart function, liver function, joints, potency, immune system
Ingredients: Chinese Cordyceps (Cordyceps Sinensis*) mushroom powder,
hypromellose (vegan capsule shell). *from organic farming
Certified according to: SI-EKO-001
Polysaccharides: ≥ 30%
Instructions for use: 2 capsules 1-3 times a day. One capsule contains 500 mg of dried Chinese Cordyceps mushroom powder. Recommended daily intake: 1-3 g.
Warning: Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Food supplement
should not be used as a substitute for food. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle are important. Not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Best before: see on the package
Batch: see on the package
Storage conditions: Store at room temperature, in a dry place, protected from direct sunlight and out of reach of children.
Net content: 45 g (90 capsules)
Grown and manufactured in: EU
Interesting fact: it is the most expensive mushroom in the world
In its natural state, Cordyceps grows in the remote Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan Mountains. Some Himalayan towns are completely dependent on the collection and sale of this mushroom. It is the main source of livelihood for most families. It only appears for a few weeks each year in remote regions of Nepal, Tibet, India, and Bhutan. However, it is difficult to find. It is highly valued as an aphrodisiac. It has been the basis of traditional Tibetan and Chinese medicine for centuries.
Cordyceps sinensis (Yartsa Gunbu) is the most expensive mushroom in the world. In 2017, high-quality mushrooms were sold for as much as $140,000 per kilogram! On average, cordyceps weighs about 300-500 mg.
Chinese cordyceps is one of the best-known traditional Chinese medicines, believed to have been discovered 2,000 years ago. The unusual-looking, orange caterpillar-like mushroom was discovered by Tibetan shepherds working at high altitudes. They used cordyceps to cope with the effects of low oxygen levels on their bodies, which had to withstand considerable stress.
The cordyceps mushroom was first recorded in the Ben Cao Bei Yao encyclopedia by Wang Ang in 1694. Italian scientist Saccardo officially named the cordyceps found in China Cordyceps sinensis in 1878.
Chinese cordyceps has become a major source of income for local farmers and herders. More than 300,000 Chinese people in local regions depend on the harvest and sale of this mushroom. About 80% of families in the main production areas earn 50-80% of their total income from the sale of cordyceps.
Cordyceps became popular after the 1993 Chinese National Games, when a group of female athletes broke nine world records. The winning women admitted to regularly consuming cordyceps.
The price of cordyceps in China has risen drastically since the 1970s due to the extreme interest in this mushroom and the limited supply, not to mention the