Cardiovascular Parameters under the Action of Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr. Extracts

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr. fungus extract on cardiovascular parameters, including systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The administration of an extract prepared in vitro from a mycelial biomass of Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr. to male rats was found to increase blood pressure without changing the rigidity of the vascular wall. At the same time, the metabolic and energy processes in the myocardium and the reserve capacity of hemodynamics were increased due to the transition to a more favorable, anabolic variant of metabolism and an economical mode of functioning and expenditure of the body's reserves.