Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

Contains moisture, fat, crude protein, crude fiber, carbohydrates, and ash. The fat contains saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, it contains cordycepic acid, which is an isomer of quinic acid. It also contains cordycepin, a pale yellow crystalline powder.

Cordyceps has a marked effect of dilating bronchial smooth muscle and also has an anti-asthmatic effect; it inhibits the intestinal tract, uterus and heart, while its direct effect on blood vessels is not marked; with regard to blood pressure it shows a hypotensive effect only when given by intravenous injection, and shows no effect at all when given intraperitoneally or intramuscularly; it has sedative and hypnotic effects and extremely low toxicity; it has inhibitory effects on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus mallei, Bacillus anthracis, haemorrhagic septicaemia bacillus, favus fungus, Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum lanosum and other fungi.

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