Cordyceps sinensis

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Dong Chong Xia Cao
Yartsa Gunbu
gptkbp:binomialAuthority (Berk.) Sacc.
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sordariomycetes
gptkbp:commonName caterpillar fungus
gptkbp:conservationStatus threatened due to overharvesting
gptkbp:contains gptkb:adenosine
cordycepin
gptkbp:cultivatedIn difficult in artificial conditions
gptkbp:describedBy 1843
gptkbp:DNASequencing used to distinguish from similar species
gptkbp:economicImportance high value in herbal markets
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ophiocordycipitaceae
gptkbp:foundIn alpine grasslands
gptkbp:fruitingBodyType emerges from host larva
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ophiocordyceps
gptkbp:harvestSeason May to July
medicinal properties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cordyceps sinensis
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:legalStatus regulated in some countries
gptkbp:lifeCycle parasitic on insect larvae
gptkbp:marketedAs health supplement
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Tibetan_Plateau
gptkb:Himalayas
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Chinese_Materia_Medica
ancient Tibetan texts
gptkbp:order gptkb:Hypocreales
gptkbp:parasitizes ghost moth larvae
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Ascomycota
gptkbp:pricePerKg can exceed $20,000
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cordyceps_militaris
gptkbp:species gptkb:Ophiocordyceps_sinensis
gptkbp:studiedBy sexual health
kidney health
liver health
anti-inflammatory effects
antioxidant effects
immunomodulatory effects
fatigue reduction
potential anti-cancer properties
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
overharvesting
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:traditional_medicine
traditional Tibetan medicine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cordyceps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6