Given the immune system's central role protecting the body from illnesses, it makes sense to improve its functionality. Believers in traditional Chinese medicine point out several ways in which this fungus benefits the immune system. For example, they say cordyceps improve liver performance in patients with Hepatitis B. They also claim they help detoxify the body from the poisons generated by liver disease. The fungus may also boost the body's ability to fight off viruses.

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