Enhancement of ATP generation capacity, antioxidant activity and immunomodulatory activities by Chinese Yang and Yin tonifying herbs
Tue, Mar 27 2007 12:45
| ATP, Ganoderma, Antioxidant, Cordyceps, Immunomodulating
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Chinese tonifying herbs such as Ganoderma and Cordyceps, which possess antioxidant and/or immunomodulatory activities, can be useful in the prevention and treatment of age-related diseases. Pharmacological studies on tonifying herbs suggest that they possess antioxidant properties and exert immunomodulatory functions that may boost a weak immune system and may also suppress overreactive immune responses. Ko, K. M., Leung, H. Y. (2007). [Electronic Version]. Chinese Medicine, v.2:3.
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On the Trail of The Yak: Ancient Cordyceps in a Modern World
Tue, Jun 1 2004 12:05
| Asthma, Cancer, Respiratory, Sexual Dysfunction, Organ Transplant, Antitumor, Immunomodulating, Lung, Hypoglycemic, Liver, Chemotherapy, ATP, Kidney, Cordyceps, Hypercholesterolemia, Heart
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Both resilient and rare, Chinese legends and myths of this revered healing mushroom span the course of millennia. Cordyceps finds itself amongst the most famous medicinals of the modern age as western research reveals its healing power. Holliday, J., Cleaver, M. (2004).
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