Supplements / Traditional & emerging
Cordyceps
Best for: Performance, Energy
Cordyceps is rated traditional use (tier D on our evidence scale). 1–3 g daily of standardized extract. Morning; pre-training also studied.
Sources last reviewed
When and how to take Cordyceps
- Dose
- 1–3 g daily of standardized extract.
- Timing
- Morning; pre-training also studied.
- Review
- Reassess after 4 to 8 weeks.
- Forms
- cordyceps militaris fruiting body, cs-4 standardized
What Cordyceps is used for
- In vitro and small RCT signals on aerobic capacity in untrained adults.
- Marketing well outruns the human evidence; effect sizes are small.
What to look for when buying Cordyceps
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Heavy metals, Mislabeling / identity, Ingredient swapping.
- Identity: Cordyceps militaris (cultivated) and Cs-4 (Cordyceps sinensis strain) are the studied forms; verify which species and the cordycepin/adenosine content.
Talk to a clinician first
This is a supplement we won’t link to a specific product without clinician context. Once we offer clinician partner pathways, this is where they’ll appear.
If you’re working with a doctor or qualified practitioner, they can advise on dose, brand, and monitoring.
Your experience
If you’ve tried Cordyceps, you can log how it went. This stays on your device — only you see it.
We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Research sources for Cordyceps
- Cordyceps for exercise performance (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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