Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

(Cordyceps sinensis (herb), fungus of ergotaceae)

Cordyceps sinensis, also known as Cordyceps sinensis, is a valuable nourishing medicine commonly used in China. Its nutrient content is higher than that of ginseng. Can be used as medicine and edible. It is a delicious food with high nutritional value. Cordyceps sinensis can enhance immunity, nourish lung and kidney, and has obvious inhibitory effect on lung cancer and liver cancer. Clinically, it has therapeutic effects on chronic cough due to lung deficiency, asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis hemoptysis, night sweats, lumbago and knee pain due to kidney deficiency, impotence and nocturnal emission, neurasthenia, and erythrocyte decline after radiotherapy and chemotherapy [1]? .

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Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Latin scientific name

Cordyceps sinensis )Sacc

Another name

Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis

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animal kingdom

The branch of academic or vocational research.

Ergotaceae

morphological character

Cordyceps sinensis is composed of insect body and fungus base, with a total length of 9 ~ 12 cm. Insects, such as three-sleeping old silkworms, are about 3 ~ 6 cm long and 0.4 ~ 0.7 cm thick. The appearance is dark yellow and rough, with most horizontal wrinkles on the back, 8 pairs on the ventral surface and 4 pairs in the middle of the worm.

The cross section is all heart-shaped, white, slightly yellow and dark yellow around. The fungus seat comes from the head of the worm, which is rod-shaped, curved and slightly enlarged at the upper part. The surface is grayish brown or dark brown, 4 ~ 8 cm long and about 0.3 cm in diameter. When broken, the heart is empty and pink. Slightly smelly and light in taste. It is best to be yellow and bright, plump and fat, yellow and white in cross section and short in funiculus.

Structural features/attributes

Soluble Cordyceps polysaccharide is a highly branched galactomannan. Its main chain is D- furagalactosyl linked by α( 1→2) glycoside bond and D- galactopyranoyl linked by (1→4) bond. The non-reducing ends are all D- furanose and D- pyranose, and the branch chain contains (1).

source

Cordyceps sinensis is a kind of medicine name, and its appearance is particularly strange. Winter is a worm, and summer is grass. So how did it change from a bug to a grass? In summer, the spores of a fungus, Cordyceps sinensis, germinate into hyphae, which drill into the larvae of hepialus moth and absorb nutrients from the larvae. When bat moth larvae are hidden in the soil, many filaments, called mycelium, grow from Cordyceps sinensis. Because all the nutrients in the larvae are absorbed, only dead shells are left, and of course they can't become bat moths. In the spring and summer of the following year, the temperature and weather are suitable, and hyphae grow out of the larvae' mouthparts and extend out of the ground. The top is slightly enlarged and rod-shaped, with many small spherical spores on the surface. These spores can fly and spread in the air. I don't know how many moth larvae will become their living places in the grass.

Pharmacological effects of cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis has many pharmacological effects, which are summarized as follows:

3. Influence of1on circulatory system

Effect of (1) on heart

Cordyceps sinensis has the effects of negative frequency, reducing myocardial oxygen consumption, improving myocardial ischemia, anti-platelet aggregation and anti-arrhythmia. The alcohol extract of Cordyceps sinensis has obvious protective effect on acute viral myocarditis.

(2) Influence on blood system

Cordyceps sinensis has obvious protective effect on thrombocytopenia and platelet ultrastructure injury, and has obvious antihypertensive effect on pentobarbital sodium anesthesia. The water extract of Cordyceps sinensis has a strong effect on dilating coronary artery and increasing coronary flow. Cordyceps sinensis extract can promote platelet aggregation and stop bleeding, and its alcohol extract can inhibit thrombosis.

3.2 Effects on respiratory system

Cordyceps sinensis can obviously enhance the bronchiectasis of adrenaline, regulate bronchial smooth muscle, relieve the symptoms of chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and pulmonary heart disease in the elderly, and delay the recurrence time. At the same time, cordycepin has a strong inhibitory and killing effect on bacteria causing pulmonary infection such as tuberculosis, and cordycepic acid and cordyceps polysaccharide can repair damaged alveolar cells.

3.3 Impact on the immune system

Includes the following aspects:

(1) can enhance or weaken humoral immune function;

(2) It can enhance the phagocytic function of macrophages and improve the immune function of the body;

(3) By promoting the biosynthesis of spleen DNA, increasing the contents of nucleic acid and protein, promoting the proliferation of spleen lymphocytes and affecting the weight of immune organs;

(4) Enhance the activity of natural killer cells, thus playing an important role in anti-cancer and anti-viral infection.

3.4 Effects on digestive system

Liver is an important organ secreted by digestive glands in human digestive system, which plays an extremely important role in hematopoiesis, detoxification and fat transformation. The effect of Cordyceps sinensis on digestive system is mainly manifested in a series of protection and prevention of liver.

(1) Cordyceps sinensis can improve patients' liver function, reduce inflammatory cell infiltration and hepatocyte degeneration and necrosis, and Cordyceps sinensis mycelium has a strong role in promoting hepatocyte repair.

(2) Cordyceps polysaccharide liposome (CPL) has a certain protective effect on liver tissue damaged by CCl4;

(3) Cordyceps sinensis aqueous solution can inhibit the proliferation of hepatic fat storage cells and the transformation of hepatic fat storage cells into myofibroblasts and fibroblasts.

The way to eat

Traditional eating methods of Cordyceps sinensis

1. Boil water to make tea.

Don't drink Cordyceps sinensis in water, boil it in water. The correct way for Cordyceps sinensis is to add about a cup of water, boil it with low fire for 10 minutes, then immediately pour out the water to drink, add water to boil for 10 minutes, add water to boil after pouring out, and add water repeatedly until the boiled water of Cordyceps sinensis becomes light.

Stew with meat

Cordyceps sinensis stew is delicious, and it is most suitable for stewed Cordyceps sinensis with meat. However, it must be noted that Cordyceps sinensis should not be stewed for too long, which will easily lose the nutrition of Cordyceps sinensis. Generally, it is most suitable to stew Cordyceps sinensis for half an hour, and the health care effect is different when stewed with different meats. According to folklore, 1764, the 53-year-old emperor Qianlong felt dizzy and had low back pain. He took all the medicines prescribed by the imperial doctor in the palace, but he was not satisfied. One day, he happened to tell his favorite little Shenyang about his physical condition. Of course, Xiao Shenyang won't miss this opportunity to please Gan Long, so he will introduce his good folk doctor to Gan Long. After feeling the pulse of Emperor Qianlong, the doctor prescribed the following prescriptions: Cordyceps sinensis, Lycium barbarum, Chinese yam and black-bone chicken, which Qianlong took continuously according to instructions. A year later, Gan Long's body recovered as before, dizziness, low back pain and other discomfort symptoms not only disappeared without a trace, but also felt energetic. Gan Long asked the doctor why he solved the doctor's problem with only three drugs. Langzhong said that this credit belongs to Cordyceps sinensis collected from Tibet, and the kidney governs essence and qi, while kidney deficiency leads to essence deficiency. Cordyceps sinensis can tonify lung and kidney, benefit essence and qi, and treat deficiency. Cordyceps sinensis is a delicious food that integrates health care, health care and treatment. It can not only tonify kidney, but also delay aging after long-term use. Qianlong learned that Cordyceps sinensis has such benefits and gave your son a wonderful chess game to enjoy for life.

Grind the powder and take it

If it is too much trouble to cook or stew Cordyceps sinensis, there is a very simple and convenient method, which is to grind Cordyceps sinensis into powder with a pulverizer and then put it into capsules, so that it can be easily carried and taken regularly every day.

Cordyceps sinensis is very suitable for improving people's immunity, or recovering after operation and postpartum, but if it is not eaten properly, it often cannot give full play to its nutritional role. There are many sayings about how to eat Cordyceps sinensis on the Internet, some say to soak in water, some say to stew, some say to grind into powder, and some say to chew directly. How to eat Cordyceps sinensis is better?

Simple and effective method:

Drinking boiled water instead of boiled water is a simple and effective way to drink tea. Usually, Cordyceps sinensis should be cooked for 6 ~ 10 minutes at a time. Pay attention to slow fire and cook for a short time. Drink the water immediately after it is boiled, and add water while drinking. Cordyceps sinensis is the most nutritious when its water is darkest. At this time, water must not be wasted. Usually, the water of Cordyceps sinensis goes through a process from light to thick and then to light, and the aftertaste is also very long. Don't drink Cordyceps sinensis when its water turns pale or even white. You can eat Cordyceps sinensis. A pot of Cordyceps sinensis can be drunk for at least half an hour, and water is added for 4 ~ 6 times.

Stewed with meat products, this method is a traditional feast of Cordyceps sinensis. Combined with different meat varieties, the efficacy is different. Details can be seen in some common recipes below. The disadvantage of this method is that it is not suitable for long-term consumption every day.

Used to make medicinal wine to drink.

Grind Cordyceps sinensis into powder with a pulverizer, put it in a capsule box and take it regularly every day. This method has health hazards. If it is not taken regularly every day, it is not recommended.

Edible method

Here are some common Cordyceps recipes:

1. Braised mutton with Cordyceps sinensis-the secret recipe for nourishing and beautifying women

The formula is cordyceps sinensis 10g, paotianxiong 10g, cistanche deserticola 10g, mutton 10g and 2 slices of ginger.

Efficacy This soup can treat dark circles, dizziness and floaters.

manufacture

1. The mutton is boiled in a water pot for 5 minutes, then removed and washed. Wash Cordyceps sinensis, soaking Herba Dipsaci and Herba Cistanches with clear water, put all the ingredients in a stew, add appropriate amount of water, cover, stew for 3 hours, and season with salt.

Second, stewed quail with Cordyceps sinensis-a medicated diet for maternal and child health care

The formula of cordyceps sinensis 10g, 8 quails, ginger 10g, onion 10g, 2g pepper, 5g salt and 300g chicken soup.

prepare

Removing dust from Cordyceps sinensis, soaking in wine, and cleaning; After quail is slaughtered, drain the blood, scald thoroughly with warm water (70℃), remove hair, viscera and claws (chisel back to remove viscera), blanch in boiling water 1 min, take out and cool; Cut off the onion; Slice ginger.

Put 2 ~ 3 strips of Cordyceps in the abdomen of each quail, and put 8 grams of Cordyceps in eight portions. Then wrap the chicken soup tightly one by one, put it in a cup, season it with salt and pepper, pour it into the cup, seal it with wet tissue, and steam it in a cage for 40 minutes.

Efficacy of invigorating qi and blood, benefiting lung and kidney, and relieving cough. Used for women's health care.

3. Stewed pigeon with Cordyceps flower gum-the secret recipe for nourishing beauty women.

The formula is cordyceps sinensis 10g, squab 1g, donkey-hide gelatin 30g (donkey-hide gelatin is also called fish maw, which is made by taking fish maw out of fish maw, cutting and drying in the sun) and ginger1g.

Has the effect of invigorating qi and blood, and can be used for treating weakness, dizziness and leukorrhagia of women after illness.

Making squab, unhairing, washing, washing Cordyceps sinensis and ginger, soaking in flower gum, shredding, washing, putting all the materials into a container, adding appropriate amount of boiling water and a little wine, covering, stewing for 3 hours, and seasoning.

Four. Duck with Cordyceps sinensis-Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica

Raw materials: drake 65438+ Cordyceps sinensis 0, onion ginger salt 5 ~ 10, each with appropriate amount.

Make drake, remove hair and viscera, wash, and put in casserole or aluminum pot; Add seasonings such as Cordyceps sinensis, salt, ginger, onion, etc., add water, and simmer with low fire until cooked (or put Cordyceps sinensis in duck belly, put it in casserole, add appropriate amount of water, stew it in water, and take it with seasoning).

Use with meals.

Tonify deficiency and strengthening yang. It is suitable for chronic physical weakness, anemia, cold limbs and spontaneous sweating, night sweats, impotence and nocturnal emission.

5. Braised turtle with Cordyceps sinensis and Auricularia auricula-anti-cancer diet

Raw materials: 40g of Cordyceps sinensis, 20g of auricularia auricula, yam 16g, medlar 16g, a little salt, ginger 1 tablet, 2 red dates and turtle 1 piece.

Lean pork 120g.

Production: choose a live turtle, put it in a pot, add hot water to make it completely excrete urine, cut it clean and soak yam. Soak in water with medlar and wash it for later use. Soak the fungus in clear water and wash it for later use. Wash ginger and red dates with clear water, scrape off ginger skin and cut into pieces; Remove the core from the red dates for later use. Wash lean pork with clear water, put all the above materials into a stew pot, add appropriate amount of frozen boiling water, cover the stew pot, put it into the pot, stew for about 4 hours, and season with a little refined salt.

Efficacy: This stew has the functions of invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, nourishing liver and kidney, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass. Suitable for nourishing and strengthening the body, the soup is nourishing but not greasy, not nourishing.

Dry, most suitable for large and small restaurants. It is also suitable for patients with bone tumors.

Six, Cordyceps black chicken soup-Yiqi Yangxue

Raw materials: 5g of Cordyceps sinensis, black-bone chicken 1 piece, sun-dried ginseng10g, epimedium10g, astragalus10g, Trichosanthes10g, 50g of Lentinus edodes, Lycium barbarum, jujube, yellow wine and onion.

Exercise 1. Put the sun-dried ginseng, epimedium, astragalus root and trichosanthes root into a gauze bag and soak in water for 60 minutes; Soak mushrooms and cordyceps sinensis and wash them.

2. Slaughter the black-bone chicken, remove the hair and wash the internal organs. Boil the black-bone chicken in boiling water for a few minutes, and then put it in the pot to remove the fishy smell.

3. Put all the above materials together in a casserole, add yellow wine, onion and ginger, simmer for 2 hours, take out the medicine bag and season with salt and monosodium glutamate.

Seven, Cordyceps sinensis and porridge:

6 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, Bletilla striata 10 gram, and 50 grams of japonica rice. The second medicine is ground into fine powder, and japonica rice is boiled into porridge. When the rice is almost cooked, add the powder and rock sugar and cook until the rice porridge is sticky.

This prescription uses Cordyceps to tonify lung and kidney, stop bleeding and eliminate phlegm, and Bletilla striata converges to stop bleeding. Used for cough due to fatigue, dry throat with little phlegm and hemoptysis.

Eight, Cordyceps ginseng wine:

Cordyceps sinensis and ginseng are equal. Soak in wine. Drink 1 small cup every time.

This prescription uses cordyceps sinensis to tonify kidney and strengthen yang, and ginseng to tonify vitality and tonify kidney and strengthen yang. Can be used for treating qi deficiency, kidney deficiency and impotence.

Nine, Cordyceps lean porridge

Cordyceps sinensis 10g, lean meat (sliced) 50g and millet 10g. First, wrap the Cordyceps sinensis in cloth, put it in a casserole with millet and lean pork, and add water until the porridge is cooked.

The porridge has the effects of moistening lung and tonifying kidney, invigorating qi, promoting spermatogenesis and relieving asthma, and can be used for cough, asthma, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, impotence, nocturnal emission and soreness of waist and knees caused by deficiency of lung and kidney, and can also be used as health food for middle-aged and elderly people. Daily 1 dose, taken in batches, will take effect continuously.

The best way to replenish lung: Cordyceps sinensis and duck stew together to make Cordyceps duck, or Cordyceps sinensis and pig lung stew together. The best way to tonify the kidney: soak Cordyceps sinensis in wine, and use Cordyceps sinensis soaked in wine as a drug guide, which is very beneficial to play the role of tonifying the kidney, not only faster and better, but also used with pig kidney or sheep kidney and Cordyceps sinensis. [6]

Suitable crowd

Cordyceps sinensis is suitable for patients with cancer, diabetes, lupus erythematosus, chronic nephritis, senile chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchial asthma, shortness of breath, dyspnea and hemoptysis, as well as those with leukopenia, asthenia, hyperhidrosis, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, weakness after illness, chronic weakness or aging, deficiency of kidney-qi, soreness of waist and knees, impotence and nocturnal emission.

Matters needing attention

During taking Cordyceps sinensis, you should pay attention to the following points:

Keep a good habit of work and rest and try to avoid staying up late. Eat less spicy or irritating food.

Take an active part in outdoor sports and relax.

Don't put too much pressure on yourself, learn to decompress reasonably. ? Medicinal components

Cordyceps sinensis contains water 10.85%, fat 8.50%, crude protein 25.3%, crude fiber 18.55%, carbohydrate 28.90% and ash 4.80%. Fat contains 13.00% saturated fatty acid and 82.2% unsaturated fatty acid. In addition, it also contains about 7% of cordycepic acid, which is an isomer of quinic acid. It also contains Cordyceps sinensis, which is light yellow crystalline powder, and can inhibit the growth of Streptococcus, Bacillus mallei, Bacillus anthracis, septicemia of pigs and Staphylococcus in test tubes. It also contains vitamin B 120.29μg/ 100g.

Source of medicinal materials

It is a complex of the daughter of the ergot plant Cordyceps sinensis and the larva and corpse of its host Cordyceps hepiali. Around the summer solstice, when the snow has not melted, it is collected in the mountains. At this time, most of the seeds are exposed on the snow. If it's too late, the snow melts and weeds grow, it's hard to find that the insects in the soil wither and are not suitable for medicine. After digging, when the insects are wet, remove the outer soil and membrane and dry them in the sun. Or spray yellow wine to soften it, straighten it, and tie it into small sticks with red lines every 7 ~ 8; Dry with low heat. Storage method

The key to storage is moisture-proof, moth-proof and insect-proof. Put Cordyceps in a sealed glass bottle, add some pepper or peony bark, and then put it in the refrigerator. If it needs to be preserved for more than half a year, put a desiccant next to the place where Cordyceps sinensis is stored to better protect against moisture. ? Once cordyceps sinensis is found to be damp, it should be exposed to the sun immediately. If you find that Cordyceps sinensis has worms, you can take it to a charcoal fire for a little roasting, and then screen out the worms.

The fresher the Cordyceps sinensis, the better its efficacy. It is suggested that after purchasing Cordyceps sinensis, you should take it in a planned way, preferably for more than 3 months. As far as general family preservation conditions are concerned, the preservation time of Cordyceps sinensis should not exceed 2 years.

shopping guide

According to modern pharmacological research, Cordyceps sinensis mainly contains cordycepin, cordycepic acid, adenosine, polysaccharide and other components. Cordyceps sinensis can inhibit the growth of streptococcus, Bacillus mallei, Bacillus anthracis and other bacteria, and it is also an anticancer active substance, which has a good regulatory effect on the endocrine system and nervous system of human body. Cordyceps acid can change the microcirculation of human body, and has obvious effects of reducing blood lipid, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm; Cordyceps polysaccharide is an immunomodulator that can enhance the body's resistance to viruses and parasites.

Cordyceps sinensis has the effect of nourishing yin and yang, and is mild in nature, warm but not dry, nourishing but not stagnant, which can not only replenish deficiency and strengthen the body, but also cure diseases and prolong life. It is widely used in the adjuvant treatment of various chronic diseases and tumors after surgery and chemotherapy, and also has a good relief effect on the "sub-health" state such as physical overdraft caused by the high pressure of modern life and work.

Cordyceps producing areas with medical effects are Naqu in Tibet and Yushu in Qinghai. Fulinmen Cordyceps sinensis and Tongrentang are the representative brands of these two producing areas, among which Tongrentang has the highest price. Authentic Cordyceps sinensis is formed by connecting the insect body and fruiting body (daughter) of Cordyceps sinensis. The worm is like a silkworm, with a body length of 3 ~ 5 cm and a diameter of 0.3 ~ 0.8 cm. The surface is yellowish brown (dark brown in color from Yunnan and Sichuan) with 20 ~ 30 rings. The ring pattern near the head is fine, and the head is reddish brown. There are 8 pairs of feet in the abdomen, 3 pairs near the head, 4 pairs in the middle and 1 pair near the tail. The worm is light and brittle, easily broken, with a slightly flat cross section, milky white or yellowish. The substrate is mostly solitary in the head of insects, 4-7 cm long and about 0.3 cm in diameter. It looks like a day lily, with a grayish brown surface, a handle at the lower end and a head at the upper end. It is slightly enlarged and has a "sterile tip" with a length of 0. 15-0.55 cm. Flexible and not easy to break, yellow and white in cross section, empty or solid, fibrous, with the smell of straw mushroom and mushroom. The insect body is bright yellow, plump and fat, with yellow-white section and short daughter.

Cordyceps sinensis is expensive, and fake and shoddy products emerge one after another. Common counterfeits are Corynebacterium (Cordyceps Anhui), Cordyceps Liangshan, Cordyceps militaris (Cordyceps militaris), Bombyx Batryticatus and Cordyceps sinensis. At present, the most counterfeit products are Cordyceps sub-fragrant powder.

Cordyceps sinensis is mainly produced in Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi. The surface of Cordyceps sinensis is covered with yellow-green powder, and the place without powder is brown-black. The body surface is rough, the ring pattern is unclear, the four legs in the middle are not prominent, and there is no "sterile tip" at the end of the base. Other shapes, sizes and colors are very similar to Cordyceps sinensis, which is easy to be copied. There are also fakes made of flour, bean flour, corn flour and gypsum. Its appearance and color can be confused, but the shape and size of the "worm" are the same, with solid texture, false brittleness and easy to break, and full section. It tastes sweet and sticky, softens in water, or the surface fades, or melts like pulp. Such fakes can generally be seen through during use.

In addition, in order to make huge profits, unscrupulous merchants cheat consumers by inserting iron wires, fuses, injecting mercury, and wrapping soil mixed with fine metal powders such as iron powder and lead powder. Therefore, consumers who lack professional knowledge should never buy on their own in bazaars and tourist products markets. It is best to choose regular pharmacies, large hospital pharmacies or large department stores with "one license" (Drug Business License) and "one license" (the business scope must include the business license of drugs or Chinese herbal medicines) to protect their own rights and interests.

Cordyceps sinensis can be boiled with water and tea, soaked in wine, stewed, ground into powder capsules, chewed directly, or stewed with chickens and ducks for medicinal diet. According to modern pharmacological research, the effective components in Cordyceps sinensis are easily destroyed by heating, so it is best to choose a method without long-term high temperature treatment. In addition, patients with colds, fever, rheumatoid arthritis and cerebral hemorrhage, as well as winners of real fire or evil fire, should not take Cordyceps sinensis.

Cordyceps sinensis is not used to treat diseases. From the point of view of health care, some experts suggest that it is effective to take it for at least 3 ~ 6 months continuously. However, the Pharmacopoeia of China suggested that the dosage of Cordyceps sinensis should be 3-9g per day, and less than 3g would not achieve any effect. Therefore, according to this amount and the current market price, naturally few people can eat such "golden grass".

Cordyceps culture

Cordyceps sinensis is a fungus, and Cordyceps sinensis does not belong to symbionts. Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis are two different species.

Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Cordyceps sinensis is an insect larva, which is invaded by strains of Cordyceps sinensis during its growth, and the growth of Cordyceps sinensis in Cordyceps sinensis leads to its death. When summer comes, the fruiting body of summer grass grows out of the body of Cordyceps sinensis, just like Cordyceps sinensis grows into summer grass. Without the invasion of Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis will complete the life course of eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. It is precisely because of the invasion of Cordyceps species that the life of Cordyceps sinensis only stops at the larval stage and becomes the food of Cordyceps sinensis, which leads to the misunderstanding that Cordyceps sinensis is transformed into Cordyceps sinensis. It is a special symbiotic organism in which the mycelium of Cordyceps sinensis infects the larvae of Lepidoptera in various ways and takes the organic matter in its body as the source of nutritional energy for parasitic life. After continuous growth and differentiation, hyphae finally kink to form daughters protruding from the host shell, thus forming a special symbiotic organism of insects and bacteria. The medicinal part is the complex of sclerotia and stroma.

Related history

Cordyceps sinensis is a kind of high-grade nourishing and precious Chinese herbal medicine, and its folk application history is earlier. It was first seen in Wu (1757)' s Materia Medica from the New', and it was recorded: "Cordyceps sinensis is produced in Jiading, Sichuan, followed by Yunnan and Guizhou. In winter, in the soil, you live like an old silkworm and can move with your hair. In summer, it will grow out and become grass. " He also said, "Cordyceps sinensis has the functions of protecting lung and kidney, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, and relieving cough ... just like bird's nest, it is a tonic that the people attach importance to." In the future, materia medica will be included. Cordyceps sinensis has long been exported as a medicinal material abroad. In the middle of Qing Dynasty (1723), the Frenchman Barangan came to China to purchase Cordyceps sinensis and brought it to Paris, and then the British brought it to London.

Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Pu Songling wrote Cordyceps sinensis in his poems.

Pu Songling was not only brilliant, but also wrote a touching Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. He was also proficient in medical ethics and studied Chinese medicine. When Pu Songling was a private school teacher in the countryside, he often treated the people. He wrote a Chinese medicine poem:

The name Cordyceps sinensis has a lot of connotations, and the change has produced a kind of spread.

One thing can be moved and planted at the same time, and there are endless physical beliefs in the world.

In the poem, the characteristics of Cordyceps sinensis, a valuable Chinese medicine, that "one thing can be planted" are written.

Alias Cordyceps sinensis (anterior capsule), Cordyceps sinensis (herbal question and answer).

Sexual taste

Gan, Wen

1 "materia medica from the beginning": sweet and flat.

② Drug property test: sweet in taste and warm in nature.

3 "Continued Annals of Materia Medica": Less toxic.

④ Qinghai medicinal materials: sweet and sour in taste, flat in nature and fragrant in gas.

Returning to the meridian "materia medica rejuvenation": entering the lungs and kidneys.

Functional indication

Tonifying deficiency and essence, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Treat excessive phlegm, asthma, cough, hemoptysis, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, impotence, nocturnal emission, soreness of waist and knees, and long-term weakness after illness.

1 "materia medica from the beginning": protecting the lung and benefiting the kidney, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, has been exhausted.

② "Medicinal Property Test": Secretly benefiting vital energy and supplementing vital energy.

(3) "Little knowledge of citrus orchard": soak a few pieces of wine to cure waist and knee pain and benefit the kidney.

(4) Addendum to "Outline": Pan treats diaphragmatic disease, and treats the masses.

⑤ "Modern and Practical Chinese Medicine": It is suitable for chronic cough and asthma, vomiting blood, night sweats and spontaneous sweating caused by tuberculosis and senile physical weakness; It is also used for anemia, physical weakness, impotence and nocturnal emission, and the elderly are afraid of cold and cry more.

⑥ Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine: Tonifying lung and strengthening yang. Treat asthma and cough caused by phlegm.

Usage and dosage: decocted, 1.5 ~ 3 yuan; I still took the pills and dispersed them.

Pay attention to the annals of Sichuan traditional Chinese medicine: use with caution for those who show evil.

Additional prescription

① Deficiency after treatment: 35 pieces of Cordyceps sinensis and one old duck. Remove abdominal impurities, split the duck head, put it into Chinese medicine, tie it with thread, and steam the old wine as usual. (Compendium)

② Treatment of deficiency asthma: Cordyceps sinensis costs five yuan to one or two yuan, steamed with old duck. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

③ Treatment of anemia, impotence and nocturnal emission: Cordyceps sinensis costs five yuan to one or two yuan, stewed meat or chicken. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)