Caterpillar fungus is not universal tonic

WangHaiTing Shandong university of Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine reported

        Recent media reports, 5 years old girl smaller is not high, parents for her to eat Chinese caterpillar fungus capsule. Results 1 year down, the child she unexpectedly, to the hospital a look, girl unexpectedly precocious puberty. Caterpillar fungus is good, but with a more harmful, clinical syndrome need medication.

        Cordyceps and ginseng, velvet antler together and said "traditional Chinese medicine three big treasure". With the value of cordyceps sinensis multiply, now it has become a "treasure in the treasure", more and more consumer begin to value of cordyceps sinensis health role.

        In recent years, Chinese caterpillar fungus is increasingly being the world attention and long-time admirer, has "the spirit to taste" say, for the the world eventually, if the price has soared all the way, "gold grass" of reputation. Do you not know that all the medicine, all have its unique sexual flavour and efficacy, the differentiation and use to card.

        TCM holds that, cordyceps sex smooth, flavour is Kennedy, to the lung and kidney two, with beneficial kidney strong sun, fill lung smoothing asthma, the effect of eliminating phlegm to stop bleeding. Apply to lung kidney essence two empty, insufficient, cough and shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating night sweats, lumbar debility impotence, spermatorrhea sickness. But not universal tonic cordyceps sinensis, especially for some people who have chronic diseases, hearsay to take cordyceps medicinal food, on the contrary, adverse to health.

        Cordyceps in general clinical needs to cooperate with Chinese date, longan, etc is beneficial stomach function use of traditional Chinese medicine, or with chicken, lamb and made the medicinal food, having the effect can be even more significant, as for and what drug cooperate to take, should by traditional Chinese medicine experts according to the illness and decide, shall not take with clothing. For example, when the cold cause cough or other acute cough, is not suitable for taking cordyceps sinensis, otherwise not only can't cough, cough it will increase, and touching refractory, affect other the therapeutic efficacy of drugs. In the treatment of chronic bronchitis, cordyceps also only in no phlegm or less when taking sputum. Even if the kidney two virtual long lung cough asthma, also only as auxiliary medicine cordyceps sinensis, and in the sputum fewer or no phlegm can be used. For allergic asthma, basically do not have any effect cordyceps sinensis. In addition, to anecdotal stories, with beneficial cordyceps sinensis renal function, is limited to slight renal bad, for renal failure who were invalid. So for caterpillar fungus, do not want echo what other says, to promote science regimen. Good health when the mood cheerful, abstemious, daily life have often, not the news, and the need to spend a lot of money and take feed on Chinese caterpillar fungus?

        And other supplements to different, is not suitable for use of cordyceps sinensis tea method to take. Insects and fungi cordyceps sinensis belong to the mixture, the body of a lot of effective matter is large molecules, such as protein, nucleoside, use bubble can only have a few effective after material dissolves in water, after drinking is not ideal effect. Even if the last bubble will go on eating soft Chinese caterpillar fungus, the human body can not be completely the digestion and absorption. Only through the long enough for the wine or roast, make effective component dissolves out so as to the absorption of the human body. And ginseng, medlar, etc are all plants, one of the small molecular components in the water dissolved out more easily, bubble water after drinking the human body can absorb most of the effective components.

        In addition, the surface will be attached to the many parasites cordyceps sinensis, fungal spores, directly take these things to eat into the belly, will affect the health of human body. If use just a regular method after wash with water to soak, didn't remove clean surface of cordyceps sinensis parasitic these things. Only after a long time of boiling or immerse with wine, can we truly safe. Therefore, the best method is to take cordyceps sinensis water decoct, boil soup or one of the bubble.

        Family store cordyceps sinensis, can put it into plastic bags after sealing, buy in freezer refrigeration, with with take in. If the storage time is longer, need regular baking, bask in. If a small amount for the individual, can will Chinese caterpillar fungus and prickly ash or Dan skin at the same time in airtight glass bottles. Packaging containers of cordyceps sinensis should be stored in ventilation, avoid light, cool and dry place, temperature should be controlled in below 25 degrees. Need to point out is, caterpillar fungus no matter how well preserved, had better eat as soon as possible, cycle don't delay too long, caterpillar fungus save time to grow more, the lower the inevitable effects.