title: [Advance and prospect of studies on bioactivity and mechanism of Cordyceps fungi].
abstract: Cordyceps is a precious medical fungi resource, with diverse metabolites and bioactive. There is huge prospect for its applicaiton in functional food and biomedicine fields. Cordyceps has abundant species resources, particularly Cordyceps sinensis is one of three most precious traditional Chinese restoratives in China. The essay summarizes the latest studies on bioactivity and mechanism of Cordyceps and its metabolites, and analyzes problems during R&D of the resources, in order to bring forth new ideas to future development.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563000, China. jhxiao@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Jian-Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Jian-Jiang
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D032661:Cordyceps / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*