Winter Worm, Summer Grass. Wild harvest from Tibetan special offer. Cordyceps is one of the most rare and treasured herbs, and it has been an important ingredient in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It can be found on isolated places in southwestern China, especially in the provinces of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunan. Cordyceps sinensis is primarily collected wild. Scientific research has proven the wild cordyceps is richer in certain components, and also that the proportions of its ingredients are different from the cultivated herb, and this might make some difference in the activity. The cordyceps sinensis contains fat, protein, fibre, carbohydrate, water, and cordycepin, cordyceps acid, polysaccharide, vb12, etc. Cordyceps sinensis has the function of anti- bacterium, reduce asthma, lower blood pressure and strengthen the beating of heart. People often add it into hen or duck soup which could strengthen body and is good for renew of the sick people. Its function is protect lung, avail kidney, stop bleeding, dispel phlegm and reduce asthma, etc. Cordyceps sinensis contains cordycepin, polysaccharide, ergosterol, mannitol and 19 kinds of amino and some other microelement such as zn, sn, se, etc. Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharide can adjust immune system, reduce blood pressure, erase side effects after chemotherapy, reduce blood fat, anti-virus, protect lung, kidney tonic, strengthen human body etc. Cordyceps sinensis has been regarded as the king of invigorant for thousands of years. Using cordyceps is one of the effective Naturopathy. Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a fungus that parasitizes larvae of ghost moths and produces a fruiting body valued as an herbal remedy. The fungus germinates in the living larva, kills and mummifies it, and then the stalk-like fruiting body emerges from the corpse. It is known in English colloquially as caterpillar fungus, or by its more prominent foreign names (see below): yartsa gunbu or yatsa gunbu (Tibetan)literally “winter worm, summer grass”. The moths in which. Sinensis grows are ambiguously referred to as “ghost moth”, which identifies either a single species or the genus Thitarodes, and the species parasitized by. Sinensis may be one of several Thitarodes that live on the Tibetan Plateau (Tibet, Qinghai, West-Sichuan, SW-Gansu & NW Yunnan), and the Himalayas (India, Nepal, Bhutan). Sinensis is known in the West as a medicinal mushroom, and its use has a long history in Traditional Chinese medicine as well as Traditional Tibetan medicine. The hand-collected fungus-caterpillar combination is valued by herbalists and as a status symbol; it is used as an aphrodisiac and treatment for ailments such as fatigue and cancer, although such use is mainly based on traditional Chinese medicine and anecdote. Recent research however seems to indicate a variety of beneficial effects in animal testing, including increased physical endurance through heightened ATP production in rats. Suggest reading: Cordyceps: The best medicine in the world. If you are not fully satisfied with the product(s) that you receive then you may return them to us within 7 days of receipt. The item “1/G Cordyceps sinensi Wild Tibetan Yartsa Gunbu caterpillar fungus Mushroom” is in sale since Friday, September 25, 2015. This item is in the category “Health & Beauty\Natural & Alternative Remedies\Other Natural Remedies”. The seller is “urbanhatss” and is located in Woodside, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.