Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Mushroom Observer Image 16897: Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora

Description: English: KidaJadi Or Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a rare & extremely costly medicinal herb found in Himalayas.. Date: 25 May 2016. Source: Own work. Author: DeveshRai.

Description: English: Cordyceps sinensis choice specimens, mostly whole. Created by William Rafti of the William Rafti Institute. Date: 7 May 2007 (original upload date). Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Lvova using CommonsHelper. Author: The original uploader was Rafti Institute at English Wikipedia.

Description: English: Yarchagumba. Date: 29 May 2013, 10:02:32. Source: Email. Author: Phurwa Dhondup. Permission(Reusing this file): : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2014070410007009. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2014070410007009.

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Description: Silkie (烏雞), seahorse (海馬) and cordyceps (冬蟲夏草) soup, which is a traditional Chinese soup, in Hong Kong. Date: 13 April 2006, 12:57. Source: Soup with black-skinned chicken, seahorse, cordyceps Uploaded by Tomchen1989. Author: Kent Wang from Austin, TX, USA.

Description: Deutsch: In Nepal geernteter Chinesischer Raupenpilz - Cordyceps sinensis - Yartsa Gunbu. Date: 11 November 2008. Source: Nicolas Merky. Author: Nicolas Merky. Permission(Reusing this file): cc-by-sa.

Description: Français : Deux alcools d'Orge du Tibet de la province de Qinhai. Celui de gauche fait 46 % et celui de droite fait 35 % et contient le champignon d'une chenille, aux vertus médicinales (Ophiocordyceps sinensis, appelé yarsa gumbu (དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་) en tibétain ou dongchong xiacao (冬虫夏草) en chinois, la boisson s'appelle donc Dongchong xiacao jiu (冬虫夏草酒). English: Two highland barley alcohols from Qinghai province. Left one is 46 % Qingke jiu (青课酒). Right one, is 35 % Dongchong xiacao jiu (冬虫夏草酒), qingke jiu with caterpillar fungus (Tibetan: yarsa gumbu (དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ་), Chinese: dongchong xiacao 冬虫夏草酒). 中文: 两个青海省青课酒。左边是46%青课酒，右边是35%冬虫夏草酒. Date: 16 August 2013, 18:53:16. Source: Own work. Author: Popolon.

Description: English: fungi. Date: 8 November 2008, 12:44:25. Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Cordyceps_sinensis.jpg. Author: Nicolas Merky. Original uploader was Nicmerky at de.wikipedia.

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The Caterpillar Fungus, found in Tibet, has transformed economic life for many Tibetans as the Chinese mainland's demand seem endless.Wikipedia says:There are over 680 documented species of the sac fungus genus Cordyceps, and one of the best known of these is Cordyceps sinensis, colloquially known as caterpillar fungus. The fungus is known in Tibetan as yartsa gunbu or yatsa gunbu.The fungus germinates in living organisms (in some cases the larvae), kills and mummifies the insect, and then the cordyceps grows from the body of the insect. It is known in the West as a medicinal mushroom and its use has a long history in Traditional Chinese medicine as well as Traditional Tibetan medicine.In rural Tibet, yartsa gunbu has developed to become the most important source of cash income. The fungi contributed 40% of the annual cash income to local households and 8.5% to the GDP in 2004. Prices have increased continuously, especially since the late 1990s. In 2008, one kilogram traded for US$3,000 (lowest quality) to over US$18,000 (best quality equalling the largest larvae). The annual production on the Tibetan Plateau is estimated at 100200 tons[vague].[3] The Himlayan Cordyceps production might not exceed a few tons.More on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_fungus