The worm body of Cordyceps sinensis is very similar to that of silkworm, with a length of about 3-5cm and a diameter of about 3-8mm. Its head is reddish brown, its surface has 20-30 links, and its cross section is pale yellow. Its daughter seats are solitary or 2-3, and its length is about 4- 1 1 cm.
1, growth environment
Cordyceps sinensis grows in the plateau area at an altitude of 5000 meters, and has strong adaptability to the environment. It is mainly distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas in China, and thrives on forest meadows and lawns with thick soil layers and certain organic matter.
2, the efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis
Cordyceps sinensis is sweet and flat in taste, and belongs to the lung and kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. It can be used for treating lumbago due to kidney deficiency, lung deficiency, cough and phlegm due to lung and kidney deficiency, and can be used alone by soaking in wine, or in combination with Herba Epimedii, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Ginseng and Walnut meat.
3. Formation process of Cordyceps sinensis
As the name suggests, Cordyceps sinensis is a worm in winter and grass in summer. In autumn, bat moths will lay eggs on the plateau, and in winter, they will hatch into larvae, which will drill into the ground. In winter, there is a kind of Cordyceps sinensis in the plateau, which will find bat moth larvae and enter the worms.
After entering, it will continue to multiply and absorb the nutrients in the larvae, and the larvae can only die in the end, but the Cordyceps bacteria left in the larvae will continue to multiply until the Cordyceps bacteria grow out of its head, then drill out of the ground and grow, and Cordyceps sinensis will grow like this.
4. Planting prospect of Cordyceps sinensis
The market price of Cordyceps sinensis is between 300 and 600. As the demand for Cordyceps sinensis is increasing, it is constantly being excavated by people, so that the number of Cordyceps sinensis is getting less and less, and the price is getting more and more expensive. However, its growth conditions are harsh, and the difficulty of artificial cultivation is more than ten times that of natural growth.