TISSUE CULTURE CORDYCEPS

Wild Cordyceps Versus Tissue Culture Cordyceps Centuries ago, Cordyceps Sinensis was the miracle, cure-all panacea which  was exclusive to the Chinese Emperors. This was mainly due to the exorbitant  value of the herb as it could only be harvested from the high altitude of its natural  habitat. Through the years, technological advancement from modern medicine and  the breakthrough of technology contributed by the study of biotechnology has  made this ‘miracle’ herb accessible to all walks of life. However, as modern  societies begin to practice the replication of Cordyceps Sinensis, many wonder  the adverse effects of the artificially grown herb. The first cultivation of the fruiting bodies product of was discovered by the  Microenvironmental Control Technology Research Centre of Research  Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang Yangtze River Delta. In a nutshell, the university founded a way to reproduce the ‘natural’ growth environment of the asexual Cordyceps Sinensis, using the correct and proper  processes to obtain the same extract and nutrients as that found in wild  Cordyceps Sinensis. The years of research and scientific studies has proven that the characteristic  and nutritional components of cultured Cordyceps Sinensis are the same as  the wild Cordyceps Sinensis, if not higher. Additionally, studies show that  it can be cultivated to produce spores which are the elite of Cordyceps Sinensis. The cultivation process involves the replication of the growth environment  of Cordyceps Sinensis. Traces of neither additives nor preservatives are  detected in the fruiting bodies of the artificially cultured Cordyceps Sinensis.  Like its wild genesis, the cultured Cordyceps Sinensis does not contribute to any  adverse or toxic side effects. It has, however been successfully established  that it is easily absorbed by the human body, enabling faster and more  effective results due to its ‘miraculous’ elements. Today, there are about 300 species of Cordyceps distributed throughout the  world with almost 60 species of the wild Cordyceps Sinensis resources found  in China alone. The most representative of the species which possesses  the highest medicinal values are Cordyceps Sinensis and Cordyceps Militaris.