Can I Have Cordyceps Sinensis with Chronic Kidney Disease

As a traditional and rare tonic C hinese medicines, more and more magic medical effects have been found in cordyceps sinensis such as anti-tumor, anti-fatigue, lowering high blood sugar, improving hematopoietic function, regulating immune disorder and enhancing immunity.

Chemical components of cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis is actually a fungus and its contains the following chemical compositions: 10.84% water, 8.4% fat, 25.32% crude protein, 18.53% crude fiber, 28.90% carbohydrates. In the fat there are 13.00% saturated fatty acid and 82.2% unsaturated fatty acid.

Medical values of cordyceps sinensis for CKD

1. It has been found that cordyceps sinensis can alleviate renal damages in chronic kidney disease and improve kidney functions as well as reducing renal toxicities of toxic substances. All kidney disease patients can have it and it can help regulate renal disorders and relieve renal damages.

2. Besides benefits to kidneys, cordyceps sinensis can do a lot of goods to other internal organs and systems such as the heart, liver, respiratory system, hematopoietic system, etc. For CKD patients, they usually suffer from fatigue and arrhythmia due to high level of blood potassium. Cordyceps sinensis can reduce oxygen consumption in the heart and relieve arrhythmia. It can also improve cell energy and alleviate fatigue.

3. Cordyceps sinensis can lower cholesterol and triglyceride in the blood and increase favorable high-density lipoprotein. This can help reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and control high blood pressure which is a major aggravating factor for CKD patients.

4. What is more important, cordyceps sinensis can regulate immune disorders and improve immunity. From the perspective of immunology, more than 95% kidney diseases are caused by immune disorders and immune dysfunctions. Cordyceps sinensis can make the immune system at its best---strengthening the functions of some immune cells and inactivating the functions of some others. Patients' immune system will become healthier and they will become stronger to resist various viruses and infections. This can also help prevent the formation of tumors.

In addition, cordyceps sinensis have the functions of adjusting central nervous system and sexual functions as well as direct effects on treating viruses.