Cordyceps Militaris is well known for its nucleoside, cordycepin (3'-de-oxyadenosine) and its derivatives, ergosterol, polysaccharides, glycoprotein and peptides containing α-aminoisobutyric acid. Polysaccharides and cordycepin present in C militaris account for the anti-inflammatory antioxidant, anti-tumor, anti-metastatic, immunomodulatory, hypoglycaemic, steroidogenic and hypolipidemic effects. Its biological activity includes anti-tumour , immunomodulatory, antioxidant , anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, antimicrobial, hypolipidemic, hypoglycaemic, antiaging, neuroprotective, and Reno protective properties.