Description

Latin name: Cordyceps militaris
Also know as: Cordyceps, Kernkeulen, Cordyceps Sinensis, Caterpillar Fungus, Cetepiller Mushroom, Summer grass-winter worm, Totsu kasu, Yarchakunbu, Aweto

Origin: China
Supplier-ID: BF-7052Y

Notice: (Novel Food) Raw plant material not a food in the EU

Cordyceps militaris – Cordyceps

Cordyceps militaris can be cultivated in a variety of media, including silkworm pupae, rice, and liquid nutrition. In Asia the fruiting body is cooked as a mushroom in dishes like chicken soup, pork bone soup and hot pot. Cordyceps militaris is a potential harbourer of bio-metabolites and there is evidence from ancient times for its applications for revitalization of various systems of the body. In traditional Chinese medicine, this fungus can serve as a cheap substitute for Ophiocordyceps sinensis. Both contain cordycepin.

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