Doctors Best Ultra Cordyceps Plus - 60 x 750mg capsules
Ultra Cordyceps may help support maintain healthy lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
The traditional use of Cordyceps includes supporting healthy circulation, as well as supporting and maintaing healthy lungs, heart, kidneys and liver. Cordyceps was also used to boost general vitality, support longevity and sexual health. Cordyceps is known for supporting a healthy kidney in China .
Ultra Cordyceps contains a strain of pure cultivated Cordyceps sinensis recognized by the Chinese government as very similar to wild Cordyceps sinensis. Highly valued in China as a food and herb, wild Cordyceps is a black, blade-shaped fungus found mainly above 13,000 feet in a mountainous region of China known as the Qinghai-Tibetan Highlands. Also called Chinese caterpillar fungus, wild Cordyceps grows on, and derives nutrients from, several species of caterpillars.
Because wild Cordyceps is rare and difficult to harvest, due to its harsh growing environment, efforts have been made to cultivate Cordyceps mycelia for commercial application.
Ultra Cordyceps contains an award-winning strain of cultivated Cordyceps mycelia standardized by HPLC for consistent potency. It contains a minimum level of 8% cordycepic acid, a polysaccharide considered to be the major active component. Cordyceps naturally contains many other ingredients, including proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, nucleic acids such as adenosine, fatty acids, sterols, vitamins and minerals.
Cordyceps - The history and science
In ancient China, cordyceps was used in the Emperor's palace and was considered to have ginseng-like properties. It was used to support the body and a healthy immjune system.
Tibetan scholars wrote detailed descriptions of Cordyceps in 15th and 18th century texts. Cordyceps was introduced to Europe at a meeting in Paris in 1726, and first imported to Japan in 1728.
Ginkgo Biloba Extract - Additional support for the Brain and Circulation
Ginkgo biloba extract may help support and maintain healthy circulation, both to the brain and extremities.
Uses of Ginkgo biloba include supporting healthy brain tolerance to low oxygen, support of blood flow to the brain and extremities, maintaining healthy mental function and learning capacity and supporting equilibrium.
Artichoke Extract - Additional support for the Liver
Artichoke leaf (Cynara scolymus) is not only a popular food; it has been used as an herb to support a healthy liver since the time of the Roman Empire. Artichoke is known to stimulate bile flow and help support the liver.
Additional Ingredients
Encapsulated with; gelatin capsule (no excipients).
Dosage Guide
As a herbal dietary supplement, take 4 capsules daily with or without food.
Contraindication:
Caution: Cordyceps and Ginkgo biloba have mild blood-thinning properties. Use with caution when taking anti-coagulants (blood-thinning) medications or MAO inhibitors.