the benefits of Medicinal mushrooms The Chinese discovered them over 5,000 years ago, and since then they have been used regularly in Chinese medicine to cure a variety of diseases and medical problems, such as strengthening the immune system, fatigue, inflammation, and, among other things, medical problems related to the thyroid gland.

What is Cordyceps mushroom?

Cordyceps It is a medicinal mushroom that has been well-known in traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine for over 2,000 years. It grows in the high mountain regions of China alongside caterpillars, from which long, thin stems sprout, which are used to treat a variety of medical problems. The Western world discovered the Cordyceps mushroom relatively late, and starting in the 1990s, food supplements and products containing Cordyceps extract, which has active ingredients and positive effects on the body's health, began to be produced from it.

Studies of the effectiveness of the fungus Cordyceps For the thyroid gland

In recent years, studies have proven the effectiveness of Cordyceps for autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Graves' disease, which is a disorder of the immune system and the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. In addition, it is also effective for treating Hashimoto's thyroiditis, idiopathic hypothyroidism, Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO), postpartum thyroid dysfunction, and more.

The main characteristic of autoimmune thyroid diseases is an increased level of autoantibodies and hyperactive T and B lymphocytes, which react to thyroid autoantibodies. This is why Cordyceps is so effective, as it is rich in selenium which has been shown to improve thyroid antibody levels.

Many studies have identified a unique opportunity to investigate the effect of Cordyceps mushroom consumption on autoimmune thyroid diseases, because despite the administration of antithyroid drugs and thyroid hormone replacement to control the symptoms of thyroid diseases, a means to target the thyroid gland itself has been lacking.

The researchers pointed out that if the immunoinflammatory process in autoimmune thyroid disease cannot be intervened, what will happen as a result is that the disease will simply progress and worsen in people with it. Similarly, those who have managed their autoimmune thyroid disease well in earlier stages may inevitably experience a higher recurrence rate if the immunoinflammatory process is not reduced.

Another study conducted in 2013 in China demonstrated that Cordyceps mushroom extract consumption Can significantly reduce blood levels of thyroid antibodies in both Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In fact, Cordyceps may play a beneficial role in cell-mediated immunity in many diseases.

In this case, the researchers wanted to build on existing research by attempting to investigate the effect of Cordyceps on the hyperactive lymphocytes seen in autoimmune thyroid disease, since after all, not only do antibodies play a role in autoimmune diseases, but lymphocyte dysregulation is also the cause of autoimmune diseases.

The conclusions of the studies

Ultimately, the researchers concluded that consuming Cordyceps mushroom in combination with conventional treatment is great, as the studies demonstrated that Cordyceps had a beneficial effect on the autoimmune condition by suppressing lymphocyte activity, in both Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients. This combination actually suppressed the autoimmune condition.

Watch Ida Singer, 49, a resident of Maayan Baruch, who testified that consistent treatment with Cordyceps balanced the thyroid gland after years of imbalance. Click here

**The above is general information and should not be considered a substitute for professional advice. In any case of thyroid imbalance, appropriate medical advice should be sought.