This product is a complex of the stroma and larval corpse of the Chinese Caterpillar Fungus (Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.), a fungus of the ergot family, parasitizing on the larvae of insects in the bat family. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Tibet, Qinghai, Yunnan, and other regions. The stroma is unearthed in early summer when the spores have not yet dispersed. It is then dried to 60-70% dryness, and fibrous attachments and impurities are removed. It is then fully dried in the sun or at low temperatures. Used in its raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, neutral. Act on lung and kidney meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying the kidneys, invigorating yang, nourishing the lungs to relieve asthma, stopping bleeding, and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for kidney-deficiency lumbago, impotence, and seminal emission. It has the effect of tonifying the kidney, assisting yang, and benefiting essence. It can be used alone by soaking in wine, or in combination with medicinals such as Epimedium Herb, Morinda, Dodder Seed, etc.
2. Used for lung deficiency or chronic cough disease deficiency-type dyspnea due to lung and kidney deficiency, and cough with blood-stained sputum. It can tonify the lung and kidney, relieve cough and asthma, and stop bleeding while resolving phlegm. For cough with blood-stained sputum, it is often combined with Glehnia, Tendrilleaf Fritillary Bulb, Donkey-hide Gelatin, etc.; for asthma and shortness of breath, it is often used with Ginseng, walnut kernel, Tokay Gecko, etc. In addition, for post-illness physical weakness, spontaneous sweating, and fear of cold, it can be stewed with duck, chicken, pork, etc., to tonify deficiency and support weakness.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Congxin: "Protects the lungs and benefits the kidneys, stops bleeding and resolves phlegm, relieves chronic cough." "Medicinal Property Examination": "Secures essence and tonifies qi, specifically nourishes the life gate."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct or stew, 5-10g.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains crude protein, whose hydrolysates are glutamic acid, phenylalanine, proline; histidine, alanine, etc. It also isolates Chinese caterpillar fungus acid, D-mannitol, mannitol, galactomannan, and various trace elements. It also contains fat, crude fiber, carbohydrates, etc.

1. Chinese Caterpillar Fungus has an anti-asthmatic effect, significantly dilating the bronchial smooth muscle of isolated guinea pigs and enhancing the effect of adrenaline;
2. it can significantly improve the renal function status and enhance cellular immune function in patients with renal failure, proving effective against experimental Heymann nephritis in rats from the aspects of urinary protein quantification, serum creatinine, and pathology;
3. it has the effects of slowing heart rate, lowering blood pressure, anti-experimental arrhythmia, anti-myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, inhibiting thrombus formation, and reducing cholesterol and triglycerides;
4. it also has anti-cancer, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anti-radiation, sedative, phlegm-dispelling, and anti-asthmatic effects.