Advance and prospect of studies on bioactivity and mechanism of Cordyceps fungi.
- Author:
Jian-Hui XIAO
1
;
Yan LI
;
Yu XIAO
;
Jian-Jiang ZHONG
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563000, China. jhxiao@yahoo.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cordyceps;
chemistry;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(5):640-647
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Cordyceps is a precious medical fungi resource, with diverse metabolites and bioactive. There is huge prospect for its applicaiton in functional food and biomedicine fields. Cordyceps has abundant species resources, particularly Cordyceps sinensis is one of three most precious traditional Chinese restoratives in China. The essay summarizes the latest studies on bioactivity and mechanism of Cordyceps and its metabolites, and analyzes problems during R&D of the resources, in order to bring forth new ideas to future development.
