Traditional uses and medicinal potential of Cordyceps sinensis of Sikkim.

Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 9 - 13
Published: Jan 1, 2011
Abstract
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, Keera jhar (C. sinensis) for all diseases either as a single drug or combined with other herbs. The present study was undertaken to collect...
Paper Details
Title
Traditional uses and medicinal potential of Cordyceps sinensis of Sikkim.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2011
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
9 - 13
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