Cordyceps Genus (Ophiocordyceps)

冬虫夏草属dōng chóng xià cǎo shǔDongchongxiacaoshu

Ophiocordyceps · Fungus

Ophiocordyceps
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May affect immune function; caution with autoimmune disorders; may affect blood sugar; avoid before surgery.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cordyceps Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Fatigue Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Cordyceps Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ImmuneBenefit LungBenefit Sexual

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Ophiocordyceps and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.