Using the simplest extraction process by boiling C. Sinensis in hot water and making a cup of tea, mom served grandma three cups a day before each meal (empty stomach for better absorption). That was equivalent to roughly 10mg of cordycepin per day. About a month into this routine, grandma’s nails, which were darkened and damaged from chemotherapy, showed noticeably sign of recovery. Not only that, she was able to walk around and even do light exercises. The pain had subsided and appetite had returned. It was the best outcome we could have hoped for to not see her suffer.

To be frugal, after a cup of tea was made for grandma, mom boiled C. Sinensis again (2nd extraction) and split this cup with my dad and me. Just because…waste not, right? Something remarkable happened, my dad felt more well rested. He noticed he only had to get up once in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom compared to 3-4 times prior to the tea routine. From researching the medicinal beneficiary of C. Sinensis further in depth, we later found that it is one of the potential remedies for frequent urination, which could be a sign of kidney problem with aged.
That was the beginning of “CORDYTHAI”.