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Cordyceps
The Secret Weapon of Chinese Athletes J. Paul Anderson
Cordyceps is gaining fresh attention since the Chinese track coach revealed his athletes'
secret supplement.
Cordyceps for World Records
Athletes looking for a supplement that will give then an edge over their competitors
have experimented with everything from amino acids to steroids in their quest to be the
best.
Chinese athletes have begun using cordyceps supplements to improve their speed and power,
and the results are hard to ignore - these athletes are breaking world records and leaving
their competitors in the dust. At the Stuttgart World Championships last August, Chinese
women runners took gold medals for the 1,500-, 3,000-, and 10,000-meter events. At the
Seventh Chinese National Games the following month in Beijing, these women broke three
world records, including cutting 42 seconds of the previous world record for the 10,000
meter race.
All drug tests administered to the record-breaking Chinese track team proved negative, and
the International Amateur Athletic federation ratified the new world records.
The coach of these amazing athletes expects his runners' performance to be even more
spectacular at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. And the secret, he says, is cordyceps
- a completely natural herb which is free of harmful substances.
Traditional Uses for Cordyceps
Cordyceps comes from Western China, in the regions of Sichuan, Tibet and Qinghai. It
is also cultivated in Hong Kong and the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. Because of its
isolated, severe habitat, gathering the cordyceps is a difficult and expensive procedure.
Cordyceps has long been a main stay of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. For over 5,000
years it has been used to provide energy, improve health, and treat so many ailments that
it has been classified as a "life extender". Unlike some Chinese herbs meant
only for men or only women, cordyceps can be taken by both sexes.
Cordyceps is used as a rejuvenator, to increase energy levels and help people with hectic
lifestyles. It is known as a remedy for weakness and fatigue, and is sometimes taken as a
aphrodisiac or a cure for impotence. Often cordyceps is combined with ginseng and royal
jelly to make a "vigor and vitality" tonic.
In China it is often prescribed for the elderly to ease general aches and pains since it
is thought to strengthen bone marrow and skeletal muscles. Chinese Physicians also use
cordyceps to strengthen resistance to infections, treat colds, and nourish the kidneys and
lungs.
Cordyceps is used to ease a wide range of respiratory ailments. It is prescribed to reduce
cough and phlegm, shortness of breath, bronchial discomfort, childhood asthma, and
blood-tinged sputum.
Traditional Asian herbal medicines are becoming increasing popular, and they have
attracted a following among people in search of natural health tonics. Cordyceps is
gaining fresh attention since the Chinese track coach revealed his athletes' secret
supplement; its popularity extends even to Western countries.
Western medical scientists have now become interested in Cordyceps. Currently researchers
are investigating its use as an immunopotentiating agent in treating cancer and
immunodeficiency.
Published on page 14 of New Editions Health World 1995.
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