
Cordyceps Fungus
Scientific Discoveries and Health Products
- 1st Edition - July 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Jian-Yong wu, Shaoping Nie, Teik Khiang Goh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 5 0 4 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 5 0 5 - 7
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Request a sales quoteCordyceps Fungus: Scientific Discoveries and Health Products provides a systematic and comprehensive description of the process technology, product quality and beneficial functions, and underlying scientific background of cordyceps. The book covers the development of knowledge and technology in related areas, such as polysaccharides as major bioactive ingredients, biological characteristics, chemical composition and bioactivities, traditional uses and mycelial fermentation of cordyceps sinensis, besides analysis and characterization, bioactivity assessment, anti-inflammation activity, and conclusions and future perspectives of cordyceps fungus.
Written by world-leading authorities in the area, this book serves not only as a valuable reference for this special and valuable fungal species, but also for other medicinal fungi.
- Provides an essential reference for the commercial application of the results and products from previous studies on the Cordyceps fungus
- Thoroughly discusses mycelial fermentation, analysis and characterization, bioactivity assessment and anti-inflammation activity of Cordyceps fungus
- Covers health aspects, antioxidant activities, and the cosmetic functions of Cordyceps fungus
Scientists and researchers, especially professors and postgraduate students in the related fields, food science and technology, chemical, Professionals and specialists in human nutrition and healthy living, General public interested in the related health food products
- Medicinal fungi for human health
- Polysaccharides as major bioactive ingredients
2. Cordyceps sinensis: a precious medicinal fungus
- Biological characteristics
- Traditional uses as a tonic and therapeutic herb
- Mycelial fermentation of C. sinensis fungi
- Chemical composition and bioactivities
- Health foods from mycelial fermentation
3. Mycelial fermentation of Cordyceps fungus
- Isolation and identification of Cordyceps fungus Cs-HK1
- Development of liquid fermentation process
- Production and processing of mycelial biomass and polysaccharide (PS)
4. Analysis and characterization of Cs-HK1 fermentation products
- Composition and bioactive constituents of mycelial biomass
- Isolation, purification and characterization of PS
5. Bioactivity assessment of Cs-HK1 mycelia and PS
- Antitumor, immunomodulation and cytotoxicity
- Anti-fatigue and anti-stress effects
- Antioxidant/radical-scavenging activities
- Cosmetic functions
- Prebiotic effects on probiotic bacteria
- Anti-inflammation activity
6. Cordyceps health products
7. Conclusions and future perspectives
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443135040
- eBook ISBN: 9780443135057
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