Cordyceps cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.

Chinese history is a traditional precious Chinese herbal medicine, is the meat of the fungus of the genus ergot fungus fungus bacteria parasitic in alpine meadow soil of the bat moth larvae, so that the larva body rigid. and under suitable conditions, the summer from the head end of the zombie to produce a long rod-shaped sub-block, that is, the fruiting body of cordyceps sinensis and the zombie nucleus (larva corpse) composed of complex. At present, the fungus clonal type of cordyceps sinensis is mainly regarded as Chinese spore (scientific name:Hisutella sinensis)^{[2]. Cordyceps sinensis is mainly produced in China's Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Guizhou provinces and autonomous regions and the Alpine plains and mountains.}

Cordyceps sinensis "tonifying the lungs and kidney, hemostasis and phlegm, secret Lean Qi." Aphrodisiac pills and treatment of diseases such as Fatigue and the Cancer

The real cordyceps sinensis are wild ^{[source request][5], growing at an altitude of 3000 meters to 5000 meters above the alpine grassland shrub belt above the snow-hill near the grassy slope. In summer, the insect eggs are produced on the ground, and after about one months hatch into larvae and drill into the moist and soft soil. A mold in the soil invades the larvae, grows in the larvae, and eats the larvae until they die. After a winter, to the next spring, mold mycelium began to grow, to the summer of the ground, the appearance of a grass, the larvae of the shell and mold mycelium together constitute a complete "cordyceps". Spores of the insect as nourishment, rapid growth, insect body generally four to five centimeters, the spore can grow to the length of the insect body in a day [source request], at this time the cordyceps called "head Grass", the best quality, the second day of the fungus to twice times the size of the worm, known as "Two Grass", followed by quality. It is called "cordyceps sinensis" because it grows roots after rigidity.}

The collected cordyceps will be divided into five grades from a to e according to their weight, color and size, and the grade A is the most excellent ^[4].

Chemical Content

Modern pharmacology research results, Qinghai cordyceps sinensis contains about 7% of cordyceps acid , carbohydrate 28.9%, fat about 8.4%, protein about 25%, fat 82.2% is unsaturated fatty acids, in addition, still contains vitamin B12, ergot fat alcohol, six carbon sugar alcohols, alkaloids and so on.

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Cordyceps Unilateralis

cordyceps sinensis has been changed to ophiocordyceps sinensis^[6]

The term cordyceps sinensis in Chinese is derived from the Tibetan "Summer Grass Winter Worm" (Tibetan:??????????????????, Tibetan Pinyin:Yartsa Gunbu, Willy:dbyar rtswa dgun ' bu).

"Name"	Winter Insect Summer Grass
Pinyin	Dongchongxiacao
English	Chinese Caterpillar fungus
Latin	Cordyceps
"Category"	Other category
"Source"	cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) from the insect fungus, cordyceps and summer grass. Sacc. The complex of the children and the bodies of the larvae that are parasitic on the insect larvae of the bat moth.
"Land"	The main production of Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, the cloud south and other land.
"Sexual"	This product is like a, long 3~5cm, Straight Path 3~8mm, the appearance of yellow-brown to the earth yellow, rough, the environment is obvious. Head Red-Brown, has a child seat, chest abdomen deep yellow to yellow brown, chest 3, chest 3 pairs, abdominal 10, abdominal foot 5 right, the middle 4 is obvious, the surface has a 20~30, brittle, pale yellow color. The sub-seat is long cylindrical, slightly twisted, generally longer than the insect body, the surface gray-Brown to tan, has a small wrinkled, the head slightly inflated, soft firmware, the surface of the white, like fiber. The atmosphere is slightly fishy and tastes slightly bitter.
"Quality"	The insect body is full of hypertrophy, integrity, color yellow bright, cut off the white, the child seat is the best.
"The Smell of sex"	Gan, Ping.
Efficacy	Supplement Lung Yi Kidney, hemostatic phlegm.
"Connection"	Medicinal plant images in the archives of the herb-like images in the repository

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Cordyceps cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.