What are the effects and uses of Cordyceps sinensis?

Cordyceps sinensis is a very special plant that grows in Tibet. Speaking of Tibet will make people think of a very faraway place. Indeed, only an environment like Tibet can grow such a plant. Cordyceps sinensis is rich in active mercerin, multiple vitamins, trace elements and protein. It has a very good effect on supplementing nutrition and beauty of the skin, and can also play a health-care role in pharmacology.

1. White Cordyceps is cylindrical in shape, many of which are curved and wrinkled. It is about 2 to 5 cm long and 4 to 7 mm in diameter. It appears to be grayish white or light brown in color. The head, feet and joints of Cordyceps sinensis are clearly identifiable. There are often silk balls wrapped around the outside of Cordyceps sinensis. The head is yellowish-brown in color, more round in shape, and has eight pairs of legs, which are convex in shape. White Cordyceps is hard and brittle, easy to break, and has a relatively flat cross section. The best white Cordyceps is straight and thick, hard, white in color, and has a smooth cross section.

2. Modern research has found that Cordyceps sinensis is very rich in active mercerin, multiple vitamins, trace elements and proteins, and has the effect of nourishing the skin and beautifying. The active mercerin contained in Cordyceps sinensis can promote the regeneration of skin cells, regulate sebum, improve skin microcirculation, whiten and protect against the sun, eliminate pigmentation, etc. Cordyceps sinensis has good freckle removal, whitening and exfoliating effects. It has a good repairing effect on facial brown spots, dark spots, freckles, etc., or melanin deposition.

3. Cordyceps sinensis can be used in pharmacological health care, as well as in sports health products. The pharmacological effects of Cordyceps sinensis are very extensive. It plays a very important role in the circulatory system, such as the heart and blood system. Cordyceps sinensis also plays an important role in the respiratory system, digestive system and immune system.

Cordyceps sinensis has the effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life, lowering blood lipids, tolerating hypoxia, calming the nerves, antibacterial and detoxifying, regulating immunity, anti-cancer, enhancing cardiovascular blood, liver, and kidney function, and also has the function of relieving asthma and removing phlegm. Cordyceps sinensis has a very light taste, sweet and warm in nature, and is a tonic medicine. Therefore, people with internal heat should not use it. The soup made by cooking Cordyceps sinensis and meat together tastes quite delicious. But be careful as it can easily cause inflammation.