A Comprehensive Review on Therapeutic Mushroom Cordyceps

This book covers the morphology, taxonomy, reproduction cycle and therapeutic importance of Cordyceps mushroom that has been reported by several research studies all over the world. The information collected and compiled in the book will help researchers who are new to the fungal biotechnology and mycology area. Also, the research scholars and scientists will get supplementary information on medicinal mushroom, Cordyceps life history, background, pharmacological studies and assays, artificial cultivation protocol, challenges and future outcomes etc aspects. For Simpler understanding; the information is divided in to different chapters and further in to para types. The reader will thus get enough idea to understand further work areas. Cordyceps is been in use in traditional Chinese medicine system since several years. Still there is much scope to explore more therapeutic uses & pharmacological effects of Cordyceps. The Cordyceps mushroom has proven as a potential source to cure various serious disorders and diseases due to its rich source of active phytochemicals. In today¿s modern world, we can use latest technologies & advancements to further study the unexploited clinical facets.