Cordyceps – Miracle Medicinal Mushroom

About 20 years ago, I had a fascination with Tibet. I found a book, written by Murdo McDonald Bayne, a spiritual teacher who visited Tibet in the 1940s. In it he wrote about a mushroom called Yartsa Gunbu that the Tibetan nomads found up very high in the Himalayas, which I found fascinating. (His life story is fascinating too and the book “Beyond the Himalayas” is downloadable for free).

This very unusual fungus was a parasite – it grew out of a caterpillar (!) and the Tibetans would eat it for increased endurance and stamina. This allowed them to walk for many miles through snow and icy conditions. The mushroom is also found in China and Nepal.

I learned that the scientific name for Yartsa Gunbu is Cordyceps Sinensis, and it has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine, to treat all kinds of health issues. It is known to:

• Boost energy and metabolism.

• Increase aerobic capacity and endurance. Cordyceps made headlines when the Chinese Track and Field team broke three world records at the 1993 Olympic Games. Their coach said that this was partly due to a cordyceps drink the team had daily.

• Improve endurance.

• Help with asthma by increasing oxygen use.

• Enhance immune response.

• Boost libido – It is especially good for men with low testosterone and women who may be in the menopausal, or post-menopausal stage of life, because it enhances the biosynthesis of cortisol, oestrogen and testosterone.

• Support the kidneys and liver – the body’s detoxification pathways – so important!

• Target and destroy many different kinds of tumours (anti-cancer).

• Help with Type 2 diabetes by balancing blood sugar.

Cordyceps Sinensis is difficult to find and is therefore unaffordable for most people.

I was so happy to discover that there is a similar species called Cordyceps Militaris, with the same compounds, but which is NOT parasitic and can be cultivated (without a caterpillar) making it readily available and affordable, and that is what we use in our tincture.

I knew immediately that I wanted to share this with other like-minded people who care about natural remedies for their health – vital knowledge that is being re-discovered.

The Mushaboom Cordyceps Tincture has been double-extracted, which means it has both alcohol-soluble compounds and hot-water soluble compounds making it very potent.

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Photo credit: Daniel Winkler