What is Cordyceps?
Discovered over 2000 years ago for use in traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine, Cordyceps was only known to grow on larvae of butterflies and moths in the high-altitude regions 3800 metres above sea level in the cold, grassy, alpine meadows of the Himalaya’s. Touted to increase energy and vitality, when discovered, it was so rare that it was only taken by Chinese royalty.
The fungi stayed in traditional medicine practices until the 1993 World Championship, when Chinese middle-distance athletes astonished the world.
Wang Junxia beat the 10,000-metre women's world record by an astonishing 42 seconds; she also broke the 3000-metre world record, and her teammate set a new world record in the 1,500-metre.
They were suspected of using performance-enhancing steroids, but the rumours were shot down when their drug tests reflected zero steroids.
The coach revealed to the reporters that his team had been taking doses of “Cordyceps”.
Research shows that Cordyceps militaris species contain high levels of the compound cordycepin, known for a variety of beneficial properties. Cordyceps are used to raise energy levels and increase VO₂max.
Cordyceps is an extremely effective mushroom; unlike caffeine, which stimulates the central nervous system, Cordyceps increases ATP availability at the mitochondrial level. ATP is essential for delivering energy to the muscles, energy for everyday life.
NoO (Awaken) contains 1000mg of Cordyceps.