Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 31, 2021, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

September 2, 2021