Medicinal uses of the mushroom Cordyceps militaris: Current state and prospects

Fitoterapia

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 961-968

  Das, Shonkor Kumar ^a   Masuda, Mina ^a   Sakurai, Akihiko ^a   Sakakibara, Mikio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cordyceps militaris; Culture techniques; Current state; Medicinal uses; Pharmacognosy; Prospects

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORDYCEPS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIVER PROTECTION; METASTASIS INHIBITION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; STORAGE;

AGARICALES; CORDYCEPS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS;

EID: 78549247778     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2010.07.010     Document Type: Review

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