Veg Capsule
Cordyceps
Energy + Performance
$56.00
$1.87 a day · 30-day supply
Cordyceps is a traditional tonic mushroom. Its beta-glucans support normal immune function.
In depth
About this supplement
What Is Cordyceps?
Cordyceps has a strange biography. In the wild, Cordyceps sinensis takes over the buried larvae of ghost moths on the Tibetan plateau and pushes a thin dark club up through the soil in spring. What is in these capsules is the fungus itself: mycelium grown in culture.
How It Works in the Body
There is no single active molecule to point at, and the tradition never claimed one. The mycelium is largely polysaccharide, built from beta-glucans and related sugars that form fungal cell walls and that the immune system's pattern-recognition receptors are tuned to notice. Alongside them sit adenosine and cordycepic acid, which is mannitol under an older name. Chinese and Tibetan practice has used the whole material for centuries, and the whole material is what a capsule holds.
What It Supports
- Normal immune function: Supports the routine immune activity that fungal beta-glucans are associated with.
- A traditional stamina tonic: Taken for centuries by people living and working at high altitude.
- Adenosine content: Cordyceps is unusually rich in adenosine, one of the body's own signaling nucleosides.
- Whole-fungus material: The polysaccharides, adenosine and mannitol arrive together, as they do in the fungus.
Who It May Suit
People drawn to traditional tonic herbs, and anyone building a routine around mushrooms rather than isolated compounds. The mycelium is certified organic and the capsule shell is plant cellulose, so it fits vegan and vegetarian eating.
Good To Know
This is cultured mycelium at 1,500 mg per serving rather than wild-collected material, which is scarce and costly. Talk with your healthcare provider before use, especially if you take a blood thinner or a medication that acts on the immune system, and if you are pregnant or nursing.
At a glance
Allergens and certifications
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Vegan
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Kosher
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Halal
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Non-GMO
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Gluten free
FAQ
Common questions
What is cordyceps?
A fungus, not a plant. The wild species grows out of moth larvae buried in high-altitude soil, which is how it came by the name caterpillar fungus. Nearly all commercial material today, this one included, is mycelium grown in tanks, because the wild harvest is limited and expensive.
How does it work?
It is described more honestly by what it contains than by any one mechanism. Its cell walls are built from beta-glucans, branched sugars that immune cells in the gut lining recognize as fungal. It also carries adenosine and mannitol. Traditional practice used the whole material, not a fraction of it.
What makes this form different?
It is organic Cordyceps sinensis mycelium at 1,500 mg per serving, in vegetarian capsules. Mycelium is the fungal body that grows through a substrate, as against the fruiting club that emerges from it. Microcrystalline cellulose and stearic acid are there to keep the powder flowing.
Who is it for?
People who like a tonic with a long record behind it and are comfortable taking a whole fungal material rather than an isolated compound. It suits vegan and vegetarian eating, since the mycelium is grown on a plant substrate and the capsule is plant cellulose.
What should I know before taking it?
Talk with your healthcare provider before use if you take a blood thinner, a medication that damps the immune system, or anything for diabetes. Fungal materials are worth mentioning if you are pregnant or nursing, and anyone who has reacted to molds or mushrooms should raise that too.
Ingredients
What is in it
Every ingredient, as listed on the label.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 2 veg capsules
| Ingredient | Amount Per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Organic Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis) (Mycelium) | 1500 mg | † |
† Daily Value not established.
Ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose capsule), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid (vegetable source).
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