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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Main Authors: Ashok Kumar Panda, Kailash Chandra Swain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
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