Chinese: dong chong xia cao
English: cordyceps, Chinese caterpillar fungus
Pharmaceutical: Cordyceps
Properties: Sweet, warm
Standard Species: Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.
Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medicine Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Shanghai TCM Museum, China
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