In-Pyo Hong 1*, Yong-Soo Choi 1, Soon-Ok Woo 1, Sang-Mi Han 1, Hye-Kyung Kim 1, Myung-Ryul Lee 1, Sung-Hee Nam 1 and Nam-Gyu Ha 2
1National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea
2Environment-friendly Agriculture Research Division, Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Jinju 660-985, Korea
Correspondence to iphong20@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) August 1, 2011, 39(2):148-150.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2010.39.2.148
(Received 8, July 2011., Accepted 26, July 2011)
Published: August 1, 2011.
© The Korean Society of Mycology
Cordyceps militaris(CM) has been used as a traditional folk medicine to strengthen the immune system and regain energy for hundreds of years in Far East Asian countries. In the present studies, we determined that the stimulatory effect of Cordyceps militaris on testosterone production in male mouse rats. Results illustrated that changes of the body weight, food and water intake of the rats were not observed in this study but the concentration of testosterone in the serum of the rats was significantly increased by CM(p < 0.05). Therefore fruiting bodies of CM grown on the drone bee medium may be an integrative medicine for the treatment of reproductive problems caused by insufficient testosterone levels in human males.
Cordyceps militaris, Drone, Testosterone