Performance - Organic Cordyceps militaris 12:1 Dual Extract "Energy, Endurance, Performance" - Available in 5 sizes: 75, 125, 150, 200, and 250 grams. Hemp Bag included.

Key Benefits:

• Increase the body’s production of the molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is essential for delivering energy to the muscles
• Improve the way your body uses oxygen, especially during exercise
• Reduce fatigue and speed the process of recovery from exercise and/or injuries
• Boost strength and sex drive
• May benefit heart health by helping prevent arrhythmias and lowering levels of triglycerides and “bad” LDL cholesterol
• Natural anti-inflammatory

Servings per container:

Mógū extracts can be mixed into anything! Teas, coffees, smoothies, juices, and/or as an extra ingredient in soups, salads, oatmeal, etc. If cooked, do not exceed boiling temperatures. Higher than boiling temperatures can dilute the medicinal compounds.

Mógū recommends a minimum of 2.5 grams a day. For optimal effects and to reflect the dosage given in research studies, Mógū recommends a daily dosage of 5 grams (about 1 teaspoon).

We offer 5 different sizes:
75 grams (30 Servings @ 2.5 grams per serving a day) 
125 grams (50 Servings @ 2.5 grams per serving a day) 
150 grams (60 Servings @ 2.5 grams per serving a day) 
250 grams (100 Servings @ 2.5 grams per serving a day) 

Choose-Your-Own Mushroom Dosing Schedule:

For your reference, we include instructions for dosing in our packaging. Mushrooms are adaptogenic. To prevent changes in tolerance over time, choose a dosing schedule below that best suits you:

1. Weekdays on, weekends off (Recommended)

2. Every other day (every 2 days)

3. 3 weeks on, 1 week off  

Organic Cordyceps militaris 12:1 Extract Description: 

Cordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi from the phylum Ascomycota, known to parasitize many orders of insects at different life stages from larva to adult stages. You may have seen this natural occurrence in National Geographic's Hostile Planet. When these fungi attack their host, the tissue is replaced and the fungi sprouts long, slender stems that pierces out of the host's body. Of more than 400 species of Cordyceps discovered, 2 became the focus of health research: Cordyceps sinensis (insect grown) and Cordyceps militaris (a new strain cultivated using plant/grain based substrates). 

It's medicinal properties are due to a variety of therapeutically important constituents including cordycepin, adenosine, mannitol and abundant polysaccharides.

Mógū inoculates Cordyceps militaris spawn in 100% organic, vegan and sterilized substrates. No insect host is used. 

Now that you know our Cordyceps is not grown out of a caterpillar in our Cordyceps farm above, let's talk about what it does to the body.

Cordyceps is becoming popular especially amongst athletes for its ability to build a strong immune system, more energy, improved endurance, and better stamina. Why is that?

Cordyceps first hit the headlines during the Beijing Olympic games when several Chinese runners smashed various world records and attributed their success to eating Cordyceps mushrooms. 

One human study showed that supplementation over a three week period (4 grams per day) resulted in significant improvements in the body's ability to absorb oxygen, improvements in exercise endurance and in some measures of heart health. Another study showed that exercise performance for healthy older people was significantly improved upon taking Cordyceps versus the placebo group.

The mechanism by which Cordyceps improves athletic performance is not fully understood but it is believed that Cordyceps helps improve blood flow as well as the body's ability to burn fat and process glycogen (glycogen is the carbohydrate energy stored within our muscles). Together these effects increase the availability adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the body, ATP is the source of energy the body uses to power the contraction of muscles. 

In addition, Cordyceps have been shown to delay lactate accumulation. Lactate accumulation is responsible for that burning feeling in muscles during intense exercise, consuming Cordyceps means you can exercise harder for longer.

It is important to note that most of the studies on athletic performance only observed benefits when supplementation continued for a couple to several weeks, very little benefit was shown from short term (one week or less) supplementation. Therefore if you choose to supplement with Cordyceps, like any natural supplement, you will need to keep it up for a couple of weeks or more before you can expect to see results.

*Click here to visit our Cordyceps militaris Mushroom page for more in depth information about the origins, compounds, and studies of this fungi.