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Cordyceps Complex 60 caps.

• Complex of cordyceps, Reishi and Shiitake mushrooms (!)
• Shorter regeneration in athletes
• Adaptogenic and anti-stress properties
• Support for immune system
• Great anticancer potential
• Delayed aging processes
• Regulation of glucose management
• Natural and safe components
• Greater physical endurance
• Reduction of tiredness
• Energy and vitality boost
• Improved lipid profile

Swanson Cordyceps Complex is a unique combination including a high-quality caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) extract, enriched with standardised reishi and shiitake mushrooms extracts.

The preparation belongs to the group of health-promoting supplements and is usually used for improving immunity and strengthening the organism. It is particularly recommended for people who are fatigued and complain of energy and vitality loss. It constitutes valuable support in the battle against serious diseases that usually weaken the organism to a great extent. When used for preventive purposes, it improves the quality of life and, as some research suggests, it can even significantly increase longevity.

Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis), also known as caterpillar fungus, is a fungus species quite popular in the Eastern culture; it exhibits anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, tonic, immunomodulatory, and hypoglycaemic properties. The wide range of effects and rich phytochemical composition make cordyceps extracts a fantastic agent for strengthening the organism and enhancing its functioning. From the medical perspective, the most important active components found in cordyceps are cordycepin and adenosine; however, such substances as beta-glucans, flavones, phytosterols, vitamins (B1, B12, E, K) and minerals (zinc, selenium, iron, calcium, sodium, and potassium) are also of great importance.

Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is a rare and hardly accessible fungus species, highly valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Viewed as an adaptogen, Reishi mushrooms strengthen the organism’s natural defence mechanisms and reduce the negative consequences of stress. They are a real treasury of pharmacologically active substances, such as polysaccharides (among which the anticancer beta-D-glucan stands out), triterpenes, amino acids, lipids, alkaloids, vitamins (B2, C), and minerals (zinc, manganese, iron, calcium, and even the trace element germanium).

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is a popular type of fungi with a clinically proven immunomodulatory and anticancer activity. In Japan, supplements containing shiitake extracts are admissible and recommended as an aid in cancer treatment. The properties of the mushrooms stem mainly from the substance isolated from them, that is lentinan of the beta-glucan group. Other nutrients found in shiitake are antioxidant phenolic compounds (gallic acid, catechin), vitamins and minerals.

Immunomodulatory properties
The preparation stimulates the organism’s natural defence mechanisms and is especially recommended in times of reduces immunity. It works as a natural antibiotic, it helps to fight colds and viral infections and efficiently prevents their recurrence. It mobilises the cells of immune system, also in the case of serious diseases (HIV, cancer diseases).

Cordyceps increases the population of lymphocytes T and natural killer cells – the most important players in the immune system; it stimulates the activity of macrophages, that way intensifying the processes of phagocytosis that depend on them (the devouring of pathogens and pathological cells); it increases the secretion of interleukin-1 and TNF-alpha (the factors that activate the cells of the immune system and affect the processes of adaptive immune response).

Reishi, similarly to cordyceps, intensify cytokine synthesis, stimulate the activity of immune system cells, and they additionally exhibit mitogenic properties. By inducing lymphocyte mitosis, they help to increase their number. Moreover, the unique protein isolated from reishi (the so-called FIP – fungal immunomodulatory protein) initiates the formation of completely new pathways of the organism’s immune responses.

Thanks to their strong antimicrobial properties, reishi mushrooms take some burden off the immune system – they destroy many bacteria (for example pneumococci, Escherichia coli), viruses (even the influenza virus and HIV), fungi, moulds, and protozoa.

Shiitake strongly stimulate the cellular and hormonal branches of immune responses. In a scientific test, the response of the immune system to standardised shiitake extracts was measured. After 14 days of oral administration, the following factors were measured: phagocytosis, NK cell activity, and the secretion of cytokines IL-6, IL-12 and the C-reactive protein. A significant increase in the intensity of all parameters tested was observed.

Anticancer effect
All components of the preparation constitute a valuable element of carcinogenic disease prevention. In the case of people who are already ill, they can delay the development of the disease and prevent the spreading of cancer.

The synergic activity of components contained in cordyceps, reishi and shiitake mushrooms helps to strengthen immunity and activate the organism’s natural defence mechanisms. When properly prepared for fighting pathogens, the organism deals on its own with the removal of malfunctioning cells that can become cancer cells.

Cordyceps, especially cordycepin found in it, prevents the pathological development and division of cells, as well as inhibits the deposition of malfunctioning cells in one place. Its high concentration promotes apoptosis, that is the desired death of cancer cells. Compounds found in reishi additionally inhibit the process of angiogenesis, that is the formation of blood vessels in cancer cells. Thanks to that, tumours are deprived of the inflow of nutrients and, as a result, they “starve to death”. Lentinan found in shiitake not only inhibits the spreading of cancer cells, but it also helps to eliminate the negative effects of chemo- and radiotherapy in people subjected to traditional treatment.

Disease of affluence prevention
The preparation has a beneficial effect on a number of metabolic parameters and it can be a valuable element of disease of affluence prevention, especially cardiovascular system diseases.

Cordyceps regulates heart rate and prevents arrhythmia. It helps to relax the endothelium of the cardiac muscle and blood vessels, thanks to which it enhanced blood flow.

Cordyceps stabilises blood sugar concentration. It regulates blood sugar levels by increasing the sensitivity of cells to the activity of insulin. It prevents type 2 diabetes and eliminates the symptoms of reactive hypoglycaemia.

Compounds found in reishi mushrooms have a strong anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effect. They protect neurons from the harmful activity of toxic substances and free radicals. They help to prevent neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease).

Reishi reduce the risk of developing atherosclerosis. They enhance the lipid profile by reducing the concentration of triglycerides and the harmful fraction of cholesterol, LDL, and increasing the levels of good cholesterol, HDL.

Increasing psychophysical endurance
The synergic activity of components contained in the preparation translates into better shape and increased capacity of the organism; it boosts energy, increases endurance, and reduces the time necessary for regeneration.

Cordyceps improves oxygen management in the organism and makes it more efficient by activating AMPK and increasing the amount of ATP in muscle cells. Moreover, nucleosides found in it (cordycepin and adenosine) activate the production of testosterone and at the same time reduce cortisol concentration. Shiitake mushrooms are a treasury of vitamins of the B complex, which naturally balance hormones, support adrenal functions, and enhance cognitive functions.

Their activity is complemented by reishi mushrooms, which, similarly to other adaptogens, affect the neuro-endocrine system, regulate the activity of the main systems in the organism, and prevent the harmful consequences of stress. The high content of germanium in reishi allows reishi extracts to increase oxygen uptake by cells in the organism and enhance its management. At the same time, they have an antioxidant effect, so they protect cells in the organism from damage caused by the activity of free radicals, whose number increases as a result of increased oxygen concentration.

To sum up, Cordyceps Complex is a dietary supplement with a very wide range of medicinal properties. One preparation contains as many as three types of fungi with proven medicinal properties. Their synergic effect helps to restore homeostasis in the organism, that way helping to improve physical and mental well-being. Supplementation is particularly recommended for people with weak immunity, those who complain of infections or are fighting a serious disease.