Is Cordyceps a Miracle like people claim?!
Question: It is supposed to provide relief for people with respratory problems... Anyone have any info??
Answers: It is supposed to provide relief for people with respratory problems... Anyone have any info??
Cordyceps is known as Dong Chong Xia Cao in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), and has been used for many hundred years there. It is mainly used as an anti-aging remedy (Yang tonic) and for chronic respiratory disorders. According to the text by John Chen, it has been shown to have (in Western terms) Adrenal-stimulating, Immunostimulating, sedative, antihyperlipidemic, antiarrythmic, antineoplastic and antibiotic effects (not all of these tests were in vivo). Additionally, it increases sperm count and dilates and relaxes bronchial muscles.
I would definitely advise you to seek out a practitioner of TCM if you are interested in trying this out. For one thing, you would want to be sure that the treatment would not interfere or react with any other meds you may be taking. Additionally, cordyceps is quite expensive, and there may be other herb (or more likely a combination of herbs) that could be combined with cordyceps or used instead to provide the relief you are looking for.