Cordyceps militaris — 6:1 extract, the breath of the high plateaus

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✦ Cordyceps · in one breath ✦

The breath that holds the climb — endurance, physical energy, the second wind of the high-mountain yogis.

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⊹ ASK YOUR QUESTION ⊹

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⊹ FREQUENT QUESTIONS ⊹

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What is the difference between Cordyceps militaris and Cordyceps sinensis?

Cordyceps sinensis is the wild species of the Tibetan plateaus, hand-harvested on caterpillars buried in the soil — rare, expensive, and ecologically stressed. Cordyceps militaris is its cultivated cousin, grown in laboratory on rice substrate, with a very close chemical profile and sometimes higher cordycepin. Almost all sinensis sold on the market is in fact militaris: INFUSE names the species transparently.

How do you take Cordyceps 6:1 extract?

A small amount — about 0.25 g to 1 g, a small spoon-tip — dissolved in a hot drink (water, tea, coffee, adaptogenic latte, plant milk). The extract is perfectly soluble. Rather in the morning or before a sustained physical or creative effort. A 30 g jar typically lasts 6 weeks to 3 months depending on frequency.

Does Cordyceps give energy?

Not in the coffee sense. Cordyceps does not push a peak — it supports long breath and endurance. The Tibetan tradition and Chinese Medicine hold it as tonic of the Lung and Kidney meridians, that is to say breath and primordial energy reserve (jing). Rather a second wind that does not deplete than a quick boost.

Is Cordyceps a mushroom or a plant?

A mushroom — fungal kingdom. Its biology is singular: wild Cordyceps slowly takes the place of a ghost moth caterpillar buried in the soil of the high plateaus, then in spring grows a thin golden stem out of the animal's body. Hence its Tibetan name Yartsa Gunbu, 'summer grass, winter worm.'

Why the Miron glass jar for Cordyceps?

Miron glass (Deep Purple Glass) blocks the visible light spectrum and lets only violet, UV and infrared rays through — preserving the structure of active compounds and the vitality of the extract over time. An inheritance of Egyptian alchemists used for sensitive extracts.

Is Cordyceps compatible with other mushrooms?

Yes — it is even the base of the Mushroom Stack INFUSE (Cordyceps, Reishi, Lion's Mane, Chaga). Cordyceps brings breath, Reishi peace, Lion's Mane cognitive clarity, Chaga grounding and protection. Four fungal intelligences in synergy.

What precautions with Cordyceps?

Start with small doses. Caution with autoimmune conditions (Cordyceps modulates immunity) and anticoagulant medication. Avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding without professional advice. Not a medication and does not replace any treatment.

Is Cordyceps legal in the UK / EU?

Yes, cultivated Cordyceps militaris is freely available across the UK and the European Union as a food supplement based on adaptogenic mushroom.

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Essence

⊹ CHAPTER II · ESSENCE ⊹

The caterpillar-mushroom that learns to climb. The brown gold of the high Tibetan plateaus. The breath that holds the slope.

*Yartsa Gunbu* — "summer herb, winter worm". That is the name the peoples of the high plateaus of Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal have given Cordyceps for centuries, and its biology is what whispered that name to them. At the end of summer, a spore lands on a ghost-moth caterpillar buried in frozen soil above 3000 metres. Through the winter, the fungus slowly takes the caterpillar's place — it becomes the caterpillar. And the following summer, a fine golden stalk pierces the ground, risen from the animal's own body. Winter worm, summer herb.

This pedagogy is precious. Cordyceps does not appear in easy soil — it grows where the air is thin, where the cold bites, where the death of one founds the growth of the other. The Tibetan nomads who gathered it by hand for the Chinese emperors and for the yogis used it for what we would ask of a high-altitude athlete today: to hold the breath when oxygen grows scarce, to climb without collapsing. Classical Chinese Medicine ranks it among the very few tonics that touch both the Lung and Kidney meridians at once — the breath and the reserve of primordial energy, jing.

Its archetypal function is that of a second wind that does not exhaust. Not the coffee that spikes then drops. Rather that particular quality mountain runners and pranayama yogis know — a breath that lengthens instead of shortening when the effort lasts. The ally of long-term builders — those who have a summit in mind and know it will take months to reach.

INFUSE works it as a 6:1 extract of *Cordyceps militaris* (the ethically cultivated cousin of C. sinensis, a very close chemical profile, sometimes denser in cordycepin), kept in Miron glass to preserve the extract over time.

For those who have something to climb — a long piece of work, a convalescence, a real or inner ascent.

Ingredients: 100% organic extract of Cordyceps militaris (6:1 ratio). Format: 30 g in a Miron purple glass jar.

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RegisterYartsa Gunbu, winter-worm summer-grass, climbing the slope

Tibet · Bhutan · Nepal · Tibetan yogis · high-altitude cosmonauts

Tradition

⊹ CHAPTER III · TRADITION ⊹

Tibetan and Himalayan tradition: Yartsa Gunbu ("summer grass, winter worm") — the traditional Cordyceps sinensis of the high plateaus of Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal above 3000 m. Hand-harvested for centuries by the nomadic peoples for the Chinese emperors and the Tibetan yogis, who used him to support the breath, virility, longevity.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Cordyceps tonifies the lung and kidney meridians — the reservoirs of primordial energy (jing). His reputation: he accompanies those who have to climb — in the physical, creative and energetic sense. "Climb the mountain".

Cordyceps militaris (our choice) vs Cordyceps sinensis (wild-harvested): the laboratory cultivation of Cordyceps militaris on a rice substrate allows an ethical, sustainable, verifiable production, with a chemical profile very close to the wild one and sometimes more concentrated in certain active compounds (cordycepin).

A quest for mycological purity. This extract is not the fruit of chance. It was selected in Eastern Europe by a devoted mycologist — a true keeper of fungal knowledge — who has spent decades testing and analysing adaptogenic extracts. That rigorous laboratory work led to this exceptional quality: a 6:1 extract, perfectly soluble in water, which concentrates the vibrational and biochemical essence of the mushroom for maximum potency.

The alchemy of violet glass — an Egyptian secret. To keep that vibration intact, we chose Miron glass (Deep Purple Glass). An inheritance of the alchemists of ancient Egypt, this glass acts as a selective filter: it blocks the whole spectrum of visible light, letting through only the violet, ultraviolet and infrared rays. This unique process preserves the molecular structure and the vitality of Cordyceps over the long term — as though he had only just come from the harvest.

Preparation

⊹ CHAPTER IV · PREPARATION ⊹

Rituals of preparation:

The morning waking: add a small spoon-tip (about 0.25 g to 1 g depending on your needs) to your favourite hot drink. Its perfect solubility allows instant integration into tea, coffee, or simply hot water.
The alchemical synergy: for a heightened experience, add it to your INFUSE Adaptogenic Latte. Cordyceps amplifies the energising properties of the blend — creating an elixir of focus and physical power for the whole day.

Duration: this 30 g jar is designed to last between 1.5 months (high dose) and 3 months (average daily dose, or blended with other mushrooms).

Suggested ritual

The spirit of the plant in the everyday

In the morning — call on the spirit of Cordyceps
Or before a significant creative or physical effort

He accompanies the states of consciousness where action must align with intention. The perfect companion for those who want to cultivate a serene endurance and an active presence in the world.