What can you supplement by eating Cordyceps sinensis?

Many people choose to eat Cordyceps sinensis without knowing what it is supplementing, nor do they know the specific nutrients and effects of Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis looks like a worm in winter, but it looks like a grass when eaten in summer. This is the mystery of Cordyceps sinensis. Cordyceps sinensis is also a very nourishing tonic in traditional Chinese medicine. So what is the purpose of eating Cordyceps sinensis?

Cordyceps sinensis is a complex of the fruiting body of the Cordyceps sinensis fungus of the family Ergotaceae and the corpse of the larvae of the green bat moth, an insect of the family Bat Moth that it parasitizes. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, Guizhou, Tibet and Gansu. Around the summer solstice, go into the mountains to collect the insects when the snow has not yet melted. After digging them out, remove the outer layer of soil and membrane while the insect bodies are still damp and not dry, and dry them in the sun; or spray them with rice wine to soften them, straighten them, and dry them over a low fire. Raw use [properties] sweet, warm. It enters the kidney and lung meridians.

【Effects】Nourishes the kidney and lungs, stops bleeding and resolves phlegm.

【application】

1. Impotence, spermatorrhea, and pain in waist and knees. This product nourishes the kidney and improves essence, and has the effect of invigorating yang and curing impotence. It can be used to treat impotence, spermatorrhea, and soreness of the waist and knees caused by insufficient kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood. It can be taken alone by soaking in wine, or made into a compound prescription with other yang-tonifying medicines such as Epimedium, Eucommia, and Rhizoma Cibotii.

2. Chronic cough, weak asthma, and labor cough with blood in sputum. This product is sweet and mild in taste, and is an excellent product for nourishing the lungs and kidneys. It can nourish the kidneys and lungs, stop bleeding and resolve phlegm, relieve cough and relieve asthma. It is especially used for cough caused by fatigue and blood in phlegm. It can be used alone or together with Adenophora Root, Fritillaria cirrhosa, donkey-hide gelatin, Rehmannia glutinosa, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. If both the lungs and kidneys are deficient, the body cannot absorb energy, and the patient suffers from wheezing due to qi deficiency, it can be used together with ginseng, astragalus, walnut meat, etc.

In addition, it can also be used for physical weakness after illness or spontaneous sweating and chills. This product can be stewed with chicken, duck, pork, etc., which has the effect of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening the foundation, nourishing the lungs and benefiting the immune system.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 5-15g. It can also be made into pills or powders.

[Precautions for use] It is not suitable for people with external pathogens.

[Identification of medication] Gecko, walnut kernels, and Cordyceps sinensis all enter the lungs and kidneys, are good at nourishing the lungs and kidneys, and relieve asthma and cough.

Asthma and cough due to dual deficiency. Gecko has a strong tonic effect, especially invigorating the lung qi, and is especially good at absorbing air and calming asthma. It is an important medicine for asthma caused by lung and kidney deficiency, and it also benefits the essence and blood; walnut kernel has a slow tonic effect, especially in assisting kidney yang, warming the lungs and cold, and is used for yang deficiency low back pain and asthma and cough caused by deficiency and cold, and it also moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements; Cordyceps sinensis evenly nourishes the yin and yang of the lungs and kidneys, and can stop bleeding and resolve phlegm. It is used for long-term cough, asthma, and cough caused by fatigue and blood in sputum. It is an important medicine for regulating and replenishing various types of tuberculosis.

What exactly Cordyceps sinensis can supplement depends on the individual. It must be eaten appropriately so that the benefits brought by Cordyceps sinensis will be better. Every time you eat Cordyceps sinensis, you must pay attention to the combination of various ingredients. In short, you cannot pair it with foods that are incompatible with each other. Eating Cordyceps sinensis in this way can easily cause harm to the body. Soak Cordyceps sinensis in water before eating it.