“…It has similar pharmacological activities as Cordyceps sinensis , a well‐known Chinese traditional medicine (Bai & Sheu, 2018). Extracts of CM which are mainly polysaccharides and cordycepin have been reported to possess a wide range of pharmacological actions such as antimicrobial (Jing et al, 2015), antioxidant (Wu et al, 2014), antitumor (Jin et al, 2018; Liu, Zhu, Sun, Gao, & Zhang, 2017), anti‐inflammatory (Liu et al, 2016), hepatoprotective (Wang et al, 2018), immunostimulatory (Luo et al, 2017), immunomodulatory (Wang et al, 2012), and nephroprotective activities (Chiu et al, 2016; Liu et al, 2015). Considering its various biological activities, CM is widely used for preparation of healthy food.…”