Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 There are now many companies culturing this fungi. As far as I have seen o the market, they only grow it out to the mycelium stage (not the mushroom/fruiting body) and then powder and/or extract the mycelium. Some of these are standardized for various constituents (like adenosine or cordycepic acid) and/or certified organic. In my experience, some are much closer to the actions of the wild fungi than others. Some seem almost inert. Some companies also test the mycelium against the wild fungi to get the closest spikes of constituents. I think the activity may partly have to do with the substrate they grow it on (rice, duck byproducts, etc., ...). CS4 is a particular researched strain produced by many companies. I've seen it vary in activity from different sources. I think good brands help to narrow things down but an herb like dong chong is active enough to taste test for activity, and activities can vary from bottling to bottling for various reasons. Gus Turpin >A while back I looked into a product of a US company who claimed to be able to culture the cordyceps fungus commercially at a bulk price of about $75 / lb., >>>>>> Roger Are you talking about CS6 (i think that is the brand). I have been using it works quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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