IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE MUSHROOM CORDYCEPS MILITARIS
IN PRAISE OF THE HUMBLE MUSHROOM CORDYCEPS MILITARIS
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DOI:
10.13040/ijpsr.0975-8232.1(6).1-6
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发表时间:
2010-06-01
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Sakurai, Akihiko
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作者:
Das, Shonkor Kumar;Masuda, Mina;Sakurai, Akihiko
Cordyceps militaris is an important medicinal mushroom useful for the extraction of several bio-metabolites for natural drugs to revitalize the various physiological systems of the body from the ancient era. The constituents of C. militaris are now using widely in the modern pharmaceutical industries. The active principles of C. militaris are beneficial to act principally as pro-sexual, anticancer, immunomodulatory, and anti-oxidant agent, let alone its others beneficial activities for most of the systems of the body. In addition, it has lots of clinical applications. The prospects of this novel mushroom could be used not only for modern medicinal manufacturers, but also for the community people for the betterment of their health. The present review highlights the importance of this medicinal mushroom C. militaris, also aiming to draw necessary attention of the researchers as a frontier one.