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This study investigated the antioxidant properties and their effects on electrical potential difference (EPD) of body surface along acupuncture meridian of Cordyceps militaris fungus powder, sporophore powder and mycelium powder. The DPPH radical scavenging capacity and oxygen radical scavenging capacity (ORAC) of three kinds of Cordyceps militaris powders were determined. And forty healthy volunteers were divided into four groups equally according to the random number table. The control group drank 100 mL distilled water, and the Cordyceps militaris fungus powder group, sporophore powder group and mycelium powder group drank 100 mL of distilled water with 10 g corresponding powder. Data of the EPD between two acupoints in one acupuncture meridian were collected and recorded. The He acupoint was used as the positive pole, and the Yuan acupoint as the negative pole. The DPPH radical scavenging capacities of Cordyceps militaris fungus powder, sporophore powder and mycelium powder were (25.97±1.39)μmol/g, (14.34±1.68)μmol/g and (19.56±0.80) μmol/g. The ORAC values of Cordyceps militaris fungus powder, sporophore powder and mycelium powder were (16.85±1.13) μmol/g, (6.21±0.76) μmol/g and (10.39±0.88) μmol/g. Cordyceps militaris fungus powder decreased the EPDs of lung, stomach, spleen, kidney, pericardium, gallbladder and liver meridians, and increased the EPD of small intestine meridian. Cordyceps militaris sporophore powder decreased the EPDs of spleen and kindey meridians, and increased the EPD of small intestine meridian. Cordyceps militaris mycelium powder decreased the EPDs of kindey and large intestine meridians, and increased the EPDs of stomach, pericardium and gallbladder meridians. The antioxidant properties from the high to low were Cordyceps militaris fungus powder, mycelium powder and sporophore powder. These three kinds of Cordyceps militaris powders could specifically influence EPDs of acupuncture meridians. The results hope to provide some references for evaluating the efficacy of different parts of Cordyceps militaris. © 2022, Editorial Department of Journal of Food Science and Technology. All right reserved.
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Journal of Food Science and Technology (China)
ISSN: 2095-6002
CN: 10-1151/TS
Year: 2022
Issue: 1
Volume: 40
Page: 93-99 and 123
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