Part I - Biogeography, Ecology and Diversity- Chapter 1: Biogeography and Impacts of Climate Change on the Distribution of Ophiocordyceps sinensis -- Chapter 2: Research and Development of Cordyceps Resources from an Ecological Perspective -- Chapter 3:Diversity, Traditional Knowledge and Historical Perspectives on Wild Cordyceps -- Chapter 4:Identification and Phylogeny of Akanthomyces: A Member of Cordycipitaceae -- Chapter 5: On the Cordyceps Research in Vietnam -- Part II - Bioactive and Therapeutic Potential -- Chapter 6: Secondary Metabolites and Applications of Cordyceps and Allies -- Chapter 7: Bioactive Perspectives and the Pharmaceutical Value of Cordyceps -- Chapter 8: Traditional and Modern Medicinal Uses of Cordyceps.-Chapter 9: Ophiocordyceps sinensis: A Highly Valued Energizer and Traditional Medicine -- Chapter 10: Unveiling the Multifaceted Antiviral Properties of Cordyceps -- Part III - Industrial Significance -- Chapter 11: Bioprocess Development of Cordyceps Liquid Culture Systems for Bioactive Metabolite Production.-Chapter 12: Industrial Implications of Biomass and Bioactive Compounds from Cordyceps and Allies -- Part IV - Products and Market -- Chapter 13: An Overview of Pigmented Bioactive Products from the Genus Cordyceps -- Chapter 14: Cordyceps militaris: A Microbial Cell Factory for the Production of Cordycepin -- Chapter 15: Cosmeceutical Potential and Products of Cordyceps -- Chapter 16: Cordyceps-Based Bioactives: Product Development and Marketing -- Chapter 17: Market Status and Cultivation of Wild Cordyceps in China.

This book comprehensively covers all aspects of distribution, taxonomy, life cycle, cultivation, application in traditional medicine, their secondary metabolites, and their biological properties, along with various parameters to yield improvement in selected species of Cordyceps. It covers the history, diversity, ecology, taxonomy, phylogeny, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, various techniques of cultivation, preservation, significance in human health (traditional remedies, modern therapeutics, bioactive potential and curative potential of lifestyle diseases), industrial significance (pigments, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, bioactive macromolecules, fermentation products, metabolic pathways and industrial products), biocontrol potential, market potential and conservation. This book also highlights the future directions of application-oriented research and the market potential of this economically important genus. The book is an inclusive complication of all classes of metabolites of Cordyceps that are currently being used or are under development, such as antibacterial, antimycotic, biofilm inhibitors, antivirals, antioxidants, anticancer agents, anti-diabetes, anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenesis, immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory activity. Biotechnological interventions such as epigenetic modifications, co-culture, OSMAC, CRISPER and chemical mutagenesis would also be addressed. The book has been divided into five to six sections addressing different aspects of the bioprospecting of Cordyceps in the discovery and development of drugs, including biotechnological intervention and analytical methods or approaches.