Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

The Cordyceps mushrooms have a long history as medicinal fungi. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cordyceps have been used to treat several conditions including cancers for thousand of years. Extracts from both mycelium and fruiting bodies of C. sinensis, C. militaris and other Cordyceps species showed significant anticancer activities by various mechanisms such as, modulating immune system and inducing cell apoptosis. Some polysaccharide components and cordycepin (3' -deoxyadenosine) have been isolated from C. sinensis and C. militaris, which acted as potent anticancer components. This review article aims to further elucidate the importance of Cordyceps mushrooms by summarizing the findings of some of the important research works concerning possible mechanism of anticancer activity of this mushroom.

Publication Title

The Open Nutraceutical Journal

Volume

3

First Page

179

Last Page

183

Comments

This article was published in The Open Nutraceuticals Journal, Volume 3, Pages 179-183.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/18763960010030100179.

Copyright © 2010 Bentham Open and distributed under CC-BY-NC.

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