Cordyceps for Dogs: Boosting Energy, Lung Capacity, Heart Health and More
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Cordyceps has been used for centuries for its wonderful energy-enhancing, anti-aging, and health-promoting properties.
It’s ability to increase energy, improve lung capacity, decrease inflammation, and promote heart health has caught the attention of athletes. This could be very beneficial for our athletic dogs as well as our seniors, as we all want our dogs to age gracefully and have a quality of life to the end.
Organs and Systems:
Lungs, Kidneys, Mitochondria, Immune, Microbiome
Components:
Polysaccharides, Beta-glucans, Cordycepin,
Nucleosides, Ergosterol, Ergothioneine
Key Actions:
- Energy support
- Enhances Energy and Activity
- Anti-aging
- Stamina/Exercise performance/Agility trials and Competition
- Increases cellular ATP energy stores
- Combats fatigue from Stress
- Immune Support
- Anti-Cancer
- Anti-viral (cordycepin)
- Anti-bacterial (cordycepin)
- Anti-fungal (cordycepin)
- Cardiovascular support
- Mild platelet aggregation inhibition
- Thrombus formation inhibitor
- Mildly hypotensive
- Vasodilator
- Reduces heart rate
- Reduces experimentally induced arrhythmias
- Reduces blood lipids like cholesterol
- Liver – Lung – Kidney Support
- Improves detoxification
- Reduces hepatic inflammation and fibrosis
- Improves kidney function has been used in combination with dialysis successfully
- Supports asthma and COPD patients
Organ Affinity:
Heart, Spleen, Liver, Kidney
TCM action:
• Strengthens the Spleen (boosts metabolism and
immunity)
• Regulates fluids
• Clears heat and toxins
Disclaimer: The information in this article is provided as information resources only, and are not to be used or relied on to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This information does not create any patient-doctor relationship, and should not be used as a substitute for professional diagnosis and treatment.. The information in this article is intended for educational purposes. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by licensed medical practitioners. Please consult your veterinarian for any medical advice.
