Traditional uses and medicinal potential of Cordyceps sinensis of Sikkim

Cordyceps sinensis has been described as a medicine in old Chinese medical books and Tibetan medicine. It is a rare combination of a caterpillar and a fungus and found at altitudes above 4500m in Sikkim. Traditional healers and local people of North Sikkim recommend the mushroom, i.e., Yarsa gumba,...

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Main Authors: Panda, Ashok Kumar, Swain, Kailash Chandra
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121254/