CORDYCEPS-Herbal Antivirals

 CORDYCEPS

Species used : 

C. militaries is compatible (some are stronger), mostly Cordyceps synesis and many others in the genus can also be used.

Synonyms: 

Sphaeria Synesis, Cordyceps, Ophiocordyceps synesis.

Common names: 

Cordyceps, Caterpillar, Yates (or Yatsa) Gumbo (Tibetan), Keiraja (India), Dong Chong Shea Kao (Chinese and "winter worm, summer herb"), Chong Kao (Chinese) repeat. But this term is usually C. Synesis), tochukaso (Japanese), aweto (Maori, New Zealand), club mushroom (USA - we are poets, but we walk very quietly). Partially used varieties: mycelium. Wild harvest: damn caterpillars, fruit mushrooms and more.

Cordyceps properties, nauseates, neuroprotective agents, kidney protection agents, sleep regulators and steroidogenesis. Cordyceps is a reasonably potent immune adaptogen. When an immune activity is high, it decreases. If low, it will improve. When taken regularly, when the immune system is under stress like bacteria, the herb properly stimulates the immune system to respond to stressors while reducing or completely inhibiting bacterial-induced cytokine levels and always more.

Active Against

Cordyceps is not primarily an antibacterial but is rather a systemic tonic and adaptogen. Still it does have some antimicrobial actions. It is active against some viruses, a few strongly so — influenza virus (H1N1, H9N2), herpes simplex virus 1, HIV-1 protease, hepatitis B, Newcastle virus — and a number of other microbes such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Plasmodium spp., Clostridium spp., Staphylococcus aureus (resistant and nonresistant), Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans, and various cancers (breast, thyroid, kidney, bladder, prostate, lung, Leydig cell tumor, melanoma). Its antiviral actions make it a perfect immune adjunct for use in treating most major viral infections.

Excerpt From: Medicrone, Ester. “Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging and Resistant Viral Infections.” iBooks. 2020

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