CORDYCEPS SINENSIS (YARSAGUMBA): A PROMISING CATERPILLER MUSHROOM
Abstract
Author(s): Pritesh Paliwal, Divya Barua, Praful D. Bharadia
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 Si kkim. Traditional healers and local people of North Sikkim recommend the mushroom, i.e., Yarsa gumba, Keera jhar (C. sinensis) for all diseases either as a single drug or combined with other herbs. The present study was undertaken to collect information regarding the traditional uses of cordyceps in Sikkim. It was found that most local folk healers/traditional healers use cordyceps for the treatment of 21 ailments.
Google Scholar citation report
Citations : 147
Journal of Harmonized Research in Pharmacy received 147 citations as per google scholar report
