The Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Actions of Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis, also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm, summer grass) in Chinese, is becoming increasingly popular and important in the public and scientific communities. This study summarizes the chemical constituents and their corresponding pharmacological actions of Cordyceps sinensis. Many...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-12
Main Authors: Zhang, Xuelan, Zhang, Hanyue, Wang, Wei, Wang, Jihui, Liu, Yi, Han, Chunchao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Adenosine
Analgesics
Antioxidants
Apoptosis
Cell cycle
Chinese medicine
Free radicals
Fungi
Heart attacks
Ingredients
Nucleosides
Polysaccharides
Quality control
Review
Signal transduction
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Summary:Cordyceps sinensis, also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm, summer grass) in Chinese, is becoming increasingly popular and important in the public and scientific communities. This study summarizes the chemical constituents and their corresponding pharmacological actions of Cordyceps sinensis. Many bioactive components of Cordyceps sinensis have been extracted including nucleoside, polysaccharide, sterol, protein, amino acid, and polypeptide. In addition, these constituents’ corresponding pharmacological actions were also shown in the study such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumour, antiapoptosis, and immunomodulatory actions. Therefore can use different effects of C. sinensis against different diseases and provide reference for the study of Cordyceps sinensis in the future.
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2015/575063