[#2000-01] Pharmacological Functions of ...

Pharmacological Functions of Chinese Medicinal Fungus Cordyceps sinensis and Related Species SHENG-YUAN WANG1,2 AND MING-SHI SHIAO1* 1. Department of Medical Research and Education, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan 2. Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan   ABSTRACT Cordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine, exhibits very broad biological and pharmacologi­cal actions in hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, and immunologic systems as well as anticancer activity....

[#1999-01] Medicinal Effect and Utilizat...

Medicinal Effect and Utilization of Cordyceps (Fr.) Link (Ascomycetes) and lsaria Fr. (Mitosporic Fungi) Chinese Caterpillar Fungi, “Tochukaso” (Review)* Takashi Mizuno Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan ABSTRACT: Cordiceps (Fr.) Link species (Tochukaso in Japanese, Chinese caterpillar fungi) are a parasite on ci­cada larvae that forms its scleotium in the insect larvae. At present, the fruiting bodies of Cordyceps species are not cultivated or cultured. However, cultivation of mycelia of this...

[#1998-07] Cordyceps Zhu, Jia-Shi et al ...

Cordyceps sinensis is a time-honored tonic food and herbal medicine in China, where recent research has shown that many of its traditional uses may be viewed from the basis of pharmacological activities.  The ongoing exploration of C. sinensis in its wild form and cultured, fermented mycelial products derived from it, are reviewed from English and Chinese literature.

[#1998-01] The Scientific Rediscovery of...

The Scientific Rediscovery of an Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine: Cordyceps sinensis Part I JIA-SHI ZHU, M.D., Ph.D., GEORGES M. HALPE.  M.D., Ph.D.,and KENNETH JONES ABSTRACT This review presents Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc., a fungus highly valued in China as a tonic food and herbal medicine. The extant records show the continued use of C. sinensis is now centuries old. The major chemical, pharmacological, and toxicological studies on C. sinen­sis and the various derived, cultured, fermented mycelia’ products currently in use are re­viewed from the English...