Abstract
Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. is an ascomycete fungus known in China since antiquity, which is still being used today. A summary, showing relevant papers about this fungus, regarding habitat, history, marketing, consumption, nomenclature, pharmacological composition, culture and medical use, is presented.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cordyceps* / chemistry
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Cordyceps* / growth & development
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Cyclosporine / isolation & purification
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Didanosine / isolation & purification
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Drug Costs
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / economics
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / history
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / isolation & purification
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal* / therapeutic use
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Fingolimod Hydrochloride
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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History, Ancient
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Humans
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Kidney Diseases / drug therapy
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Larva / microbiology
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional / history
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Moths / microbiology
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Mycology / methods
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Oxygen Consumption / drug effects
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Propylene Glycols / isolation & purification
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Sphingosine / analogs & derivatives
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Sphingosine / isolation & purification
Substances
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Propylene Glycols
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Cyclosporine
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Fingolimod Hydrochloride
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Didanosine
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Sphingosine