[#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...