Traditional uses and medicinal potential of Cordyceps sinensis of Sikkim
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,...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=9;epage=13;aulast=Panda |