{"id":102307,"date":"2026-05-07T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=102307"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:49:32","slug":"cordyceps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cordyceps\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordyceps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cordyceps Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare and highly valued species of mushroom, Cordyceps, has been recently discovered in Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s East Siang district, drawing significant scientific attention. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cordyceps<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>genus of parasitic fungi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>grows on insect larvae.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When these fungi attack their host, they replace its tissue and sprout long, slender stems<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><b> grow outside the host\u2019s body.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fungi have a cosmopolitan distribution and are <\/span><b>found on every continent except Antarctica.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some of the rarest kinds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are at <\/span><b>higher altitudes in the Himalayan regions of China, Nepal, and India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, there have been more than 750 species of cordyceps identified.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of those, scientists have identified at least 35 kinds that have had some potential health benefits and medicinal properties.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>most prized medicinal fungi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often referred to as <\/span><b>\u201cHimalayan gold\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of their <\/span><b>exceptionally high commercial value and extensive use in traditional medicine,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>produces <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a wide range of <\/span><b>bioactive compounds,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including cordycepin, adenosine, and polysaccharides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These compounds are <\/span><b>associated with immunomodulatory, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, and antitumor properties. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/eastmojo.com\/arunachal-pradesh\/2026\/05\/06\/cordyceps-mushroom-discovered-in-arunachals-east-siang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cordyceps is a rare medicinal fungus found in Himalayan regions. 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