Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus that feeds on insects and other arthropods. Cordyceps sinensis contains more than 200 bioactive metabolites, which have a variety of health and pharmacological effects.
Including: cordycepin, nucleotides and nucleosides, polysaccharides, proteins, amino acids, sterols, alkaloids, sterols, adenine and minerals. Different drying methods have an impact on the content of active ingredients in Cordyceps extract powder.
| Items | Specification | Result | Method |
| Polysaccharide | > 13%. | 13.5% | UV |
| Cordycepin | >1% | 1.1% | HPLC |
| Appearance | Pale yellow to brown pink | Conforms | Observation |
| Odour | Characteristic smell, fishy smell | Conforms | Observation |
| Taste | Characteristic | Conforms | Observation |
| Particle size | 100% pass 200 mesh | Conforms | 200mesh |
| Moisture | 9% Max. | 4.27% | GB 5009.3 |
| Ash | 9% Max. | 5.35% | GB 5009.4 |
| As | 1.0ppm Max | Conforms | GB 5009.11 |
| Pb | 2.0ppm Max | Conforms | GB 5009.12 |
| Hg | 0.2ppm Max. | Conforms | GB 5009.17 |
| Cd | 1.0ppm Max | Conforms | GB 5009.15 |
| Microbiological | |||
| Total bacterial count | 10000cfu/g Max. | Conforms | GB 4789.2 |
| Yeast and mold | 100cfu/g Max | Conforms | GB 4789.15 |
| Escherichia coli | Negative | Conforms | GB 4789.3 |
| Salmonella | Negative | Conforms | GB 4789.4 |
| Conclusion | Conforms | ||
In 1951, German scientists Cunningham and others first discovered cordycepin in Cordyceps. This substance exhibits anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities.
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