Cordyceps, a drug manufactured by the Chinese company Tiens, is a unique dietary supplement. It is recommended to be taken as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent (as an element of complex therapy).
What is Cordyceps
Reviews of the drug confirm that it is made on the basis of natural components and has a fairly wide range of therapeutic effects on the human body. Often, the drug is prescribed to patients as an adaptogen.
According to the instructions for the use of Cordyceps and reviews, the drug has the properties of an antioxidant - it helps to rid the body of an excess of compounds dangerous to it, which damage the cells - free radicals. In addition, the drug helps to strengthen general immunity, removes endotoxins and zxotoxins. Reviews on the Chinese "Cordyceps" suggest that this tool has a stabilizing effect on the energy fields of patients.
Composition and form of release
According to reviews and instructions for Cordyceps, the active component of the drug is an extract (extract) from the Chinese fungus cordyceps (Chinese).
The drug is available in two forms: in liquid form and in capsules "Cordyceps" with mycelium. In the fungal mycelium of cordyceps (or lingzhi) there are several essential amino acids and the essential compound coenzyme Q10. The composition of the drug includes a large vitamin complex, mineral compounds and polysaccharides of unique species that are indispensable for the life of the body.
The substance mannitol helps the body accelerate the elimination of excess fluid and increase overall vitality.
The component adenozyme is a compound that is actively involved in metabolic processes occurring in the body. It has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, helps to improve cerebral blood supply, helps the body more easily transfer tissue hypoxia.
The composition of the drug:
- Dried mushroom mycelium - 0.15 g.
- Mannitol - 6 g.
- Adenosine.
The liquid form of the medicinal product contains extracts of medicinal plants and honey.
The drug "Cordyceps", according to reviews, in the form of capsules is available in packs of 100 pieces, in liquid form - in bottles of 30 ml.
Indications for use
Indications for the use of biologically active additives as an element of complex treatment are:
- pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, as well as other diseases associated with the respiratory system;
- arthritis;
- heart and vascular diseases (including strokes, heart attacks, angina pectoris);
- arthrosis;
- liver disease (including cirrhosis and hepatitis);
- renal pathology (glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis);
- deviations in the functioning of the urinary system (urinary incontinence, cystitis);
- diseases associated with the activity of reproductive female and male organs;
- viral and bacterial infections (herpes, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus infection);
- autoimmune system diseases;
- blood diseases;
- organ transplantation (as an immunosuppressor);
- benign or malignant tumors;
- chronic stress;
- physical or psycho-emotional overstrain.
Instructions for use
According to reviews of "Cordyceps" from the "Tiens", the drug in the form of capsules is taken orally and washed down with a sufficient amount of boiled warm water. In liquid form, the drug must be placed under the tongue for 5-10 minutes and try not to swallow quickly.
Cordyceps is prescribed in courses, each lasting from one to two months, depending on the severity of the ongoing disease and its nosological form.
Contraindications and side effects
Reviews of the cordyceps fungus indicate the presence of the following contraindications:
- Epilepsy.
- Individual intolerance of its constituent components.
Side effects from taking the drug are rarely diagnosed. Undesirable manifestations from taking the Cordyceps drug include allergic reactions of different etiologies.
Properties of the drug "Cordyceps"
The positive effects that occur after taking this biological supplement as a complex remedy are:
- suppression of the possibility of division of pathogenic bacteria (bacteriostatic effect);
- increase in nonspecific resistance (resistance) of the body;
- slowing the onset and growth of various neoplasms, including malignant tumors;
- reduction of inflammation;
- improvement of blood circulation to the most important organs;
- stimulation of regenerative (regenerative) processes in different tissues;
- increased lumen of peripheral blood vessels;
- a decrease in the number of lipid compounds in the blood plasma;
- heart rate stabilization;
- increase in overall vitality;
- accelerated excretion of metabolic products (toxins and exotoxins);
- increased stress tolerance;
- improved libido and increased potency;
- stimulation of spermatogenesis;
- stimulation of cell renewal in tissues;
- slowing down naturally occurring aging processes;
- acceleration of body recovery after behavioral chemotherapy.
- improvement of the hematopoiesis process.
special instructions
Reviews of doctors about the "Cordyceps" from the "Tiens" indicate the need to take the drug at a certain time of the day. This is due to the ideas of traditional Chinese medicine about the energy exchange channels and the flow of qi energy.
If the prescription of the drug is associated with respiratory diseases, the optimal time for taking the drug is considered to be from three to five in the morning.
When the drug is prescribed for diseases of the urinary system, it is advisable to take the drug from 15 to 17 hours.
If the medicine is prescribed for hypertension or chest pain, the drug should be taken from 11 to 13 hours. If the drug is prescribed for liver diseases - it is advisable to take the drug from 17 to 19 hours.
As for the interaction with other drugs, it must be said that antagonism and other forms of interaction with drugs of the same and other pharmacological groups have not been established.
During the course of taking the drug, it is undesirable to drink alcohol-containing drinks, even in small quantities. Nevertheless, our goal is to strengthen our health, and not give it an additional unnecessary load.
Information on an overdose of the Cordyceps dietary supplement is not available.
Taking the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not recommended, due to the lack of research regarding the effect of active biological components on the development of the fetus and infant.
Drug dosage
The dosage of the drug depends on the age of the patient:
- For children under the age of five, the drug "Cordyceps" is not prescribed.
- For children from five to ten years, the dosage of the drug is half a capsule per day. Duration of use is from one to two weeks.
- Children aged ten to twelve years old are prescribed one capsule once a day.
- Children from twelve to fourteen are prescribed two capsules once a day.
- For patients over fourteen years of age and adults, the dosage of the drug is two capsules per day in the first week and three capsules for the further treatment period.
- The daily maximum dosage leaves four to six capsules.
- In order to prevent the development of pathological conditions, it is recommended to take two capsules per day.
It is recommended to store the drug “Cordyceps” in liquid and capsule form in a dark place protected from children at optimal room temperature.
The shelf life of the drug is two years.
Reviews
The reviews of patients and doctors are heard about the Cordyceps dietary supplement. Since this drug is used in Chinese traditional medicine, it has many supporters and opponents.
The main disadvantage of the drug, most negatively-minded patients consider the impossibility of using it as a drug for monotherapy. Supplements are used only in the complex.
According to doctors, cordyceps is a unique fungus that has special properties. Indications for the use of the drug are many. It acts on different types of viruses and bacteria, has an inhibitory effect on pneumococci, reduces the possibility of blood clots, increases the elasticity and elasticity of blood vessels, normalizes metabolic processes in the body, helps cleanse the body (bronchi, lungs, intestines, liver, lymph, blood) is a strong antiparasitic agent.
In most cases, patients also respond positively to the effect of the drug. As an element of complex therapy, it has a huge positive effect.
The Chinese dietary supplement "Cordyceps" has a large number of useful properties that provide excellent results when used as an additional drug of complex therapy.