What is cordyceps mushroom?
Military cordyceps can rarely be found in the forests of Ukraine. It grows mainly on the right bank of Polissia. And even if you come across it, you will most likely pass by. Not like other mushrooms, oddly shaped, small in size - who would have thought that this is a real treasure.
This is a spore species that parasitizes insects: beetles, ants, bugs, geese. The white or bright yellow leg has a cylindrical shape, there is no cap. The size of the mushroom is several millimeters in diameter, length from 1 cm, but sometimes there are large representatives. They have a bumpy or bubbly shape. If you tear the fruit body, you will see the white fibrous pulp. The smell and taste are neutral, unexpressed.
Note that the military cordyceps is endowed with healing properties, while other representatives of this species are poisonous. Therefore, if you want to collect this mushroom yourself, be sure to learn in detail how to distinguish it from one-sided, parasitic and ophiogloss-like cordyceps. And it is better not to experiment and buy a quality product in our online store "Muhomornya".
Useful properties of cordyceps
Cordyceps militaris contains the natural antibiotic cordycepin, useful vitamins and minerals (B, C, E, K, PP, magnesium, calcium, iron), polysaccharides, antioxidants, coenzymes, ergosterol, amino acids (including essential), phospholipids, enzymes , D-mannitol. The synergy of the components determines the antiviral, cancerostatic, antitumor, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory properties of the mushroom. Its intake can be useful as a preventive or auxiliary treatment for high cholesterol, hepatitis virus, liver cirrhosis, seasonal respiratory infections, benign and malignant neoplasms, cystitis, pyelonephritis, diseases of the respiratory system - pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis. It also helps to neutralize the negative impact of oxidative processes in the body. But it promotes tissue regeneration of internal organs, our skin.
Antiviral and tonic features of the mushroom have been noticed for a long time. In the practice of Eastern medicine, it was used in the autumn and spring periods, during a change in the temperature regime, when viral infectious diseases spread.
Cordyceps is a natural energy booster
The mushroom is noted for its excellent influence on the physical and psychological forces of the human body, so sports fans like to add it to their daily diet. Having a positive effect on metabolic and energy processes in the human body, military cordyceps increases physical endurance. One of the features is the optimization of oxygen use, which directly affects the effective work of muscles and the ability to quickly recover from heavy physical exertion. Another secret of the mushroom is that its biologically active components increase the level of the testosterone hormone, which is directly related to strength work in sports and everyday life. A pleasant bonus is an improvement in libido and potency.
What is characteristic is that you will perform physical work not only effectively, but with complete satisfaction. Cordyceps military stimulates the production of serotonin, therefore motivation increases, you do not feel emotional exhaustion and burnout.
Indications for admission
- Reduced work capacity, rapid fatigue.
- Diseases of the respiratory system: pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, bronchitis of various etiologies, emphysema.
- Prevention of oncological diseases, supportive therapy for malignant neoplasms.
- Diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract: nonspecific colitis, dysbacteriosis, hepatocytes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatosis.
- Cardiovascular diseases: hypertension, post-stroke state, post-infarction state, ischemic heart disease, secondary anemia, Werlhoff's disease, angina pectoris.
- Diseases of the kidneys and genitourinary system: cystitis, inflammation of the kidneys, urethritis, prostatitis, some sexual infections, decreased libido.
How to use cordyceps correctly
The recommended dose of cordyceps is 0.5-1 g per day. If you bought the mushroom in capsules from us, it is 1-2 capsules. It is better to take 30 minutes before meals. However, if you have a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, you can take the capsules after. The dose is calculated for an average body weight of 80-90 kg. Therefore, if your weight is more, make a correction not a slight increase in the dose.
The first reception is in the morning, the second is in the afternoon. Given the tonic and energetic properties of cordyceps, it should not be taken in the evening, so as not to cause sleep disturbances.
The reception can be combined with the use of other useful mushrooms - chanterelles, red fly agaric, sablebush. The preventive and therapeutic course is recommended from 3 months. Then you need to take a break.
We should also note that some practice brewing cordyceps in a thermos. If you add green or herbal tea, you can get a light, pleasant tonic drink. But we recommend you the encapsulated form of the mushroom.
Contraindication
Cordyceps is not recommended for use:
- Pregnant and lactating.
- In chronic kidney diseases.
- In case of exacerbation of chronic intestinal diseases.
- With individual intolerance of the components.
Use with extreme caution in prostate problems.
The supplement is not a medicine. We recommend that you consult your doctor before taking it.
Summarizing
Cordyceps militaris is an extremely useful mushroom. There is almost no chance to collect it yourself, so the best way to take a preventive course against many diseases, to regain energy and vigor is to buy a ready-made supplement. Cordyceps will be an excellent addition to the treatment of diseases by traditional methods. Mass studies of the mushroom began only in 2008, but already now there are the first conclusions about its healing properties. Hurry up and take advantage of the gifts of nature in our online store "Muhomornya" - https://muhomornya.com/