Message: | Latin Name: Lagelstroemia indica L
Part: Mycelia
Country of Origin: China
Extraction Rate: 10:1 (10%-40%)
Active Ingredient: Polysaccharide,Cordyceps acid, cordycepin
Form: Brown powder
Chinese name:Summer-grass winter-worm (Chong Cao)
Testing Method: UV
Description
Cordyceps is a genus of ascomycete fungi that includes about 400 described species. All Cordyceps
species are endoparasitoids, mainly on insects and other arthropods (they are thus entomopathogenic fungi) a few are parasitic on other fungi. The best known species of the genus is Cordyceps sinensis, which is
considered a medicinal mushroom that increases energy, stimulates the immune system, and acts as an overall tonic to the body. It is one of the more famous Chinese herbs. |