The difference between Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps generally refers to Cordyceps sinensis, while Cordyceps flower refers to Cordyceps militaris or Cordyceps militaris. In daily life, many people mistakenly think that Cordyceps sinensis flower is Cordyceps sinensis, but in fact, there is an essential difference between Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis larvae, while Cordyceps sinensis flower is a medicinal fungus. So what are the specific differences between the two?

The growth environment is different.

1. Cordyceps sinensis: Cordyceps sinensis is wild and grows on the grassy slope near the snow line above the alpine grassland shrub belt at an altitude of 3000 to 5000 meters. Mainly distributed in Qinghai, Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, about 4000 meters above sea level in high-altitude areas, northeast Jilin area also has Cordyceps sinensis.

2. Cordyceps sinensis flower: mainly cultivated artificially, the culture medium imitates all kinds of nutrients contained in natural Cordyceps sinensis, including cereals, legumes, eggs and milk, etc., which belongs to a kind of fungi. The optimum temperature for mycelium growth was 15-25 ℃, and the optimum temperature for ascent growth was 18-22 ℃. The culture room needs to maintain a certain degree of temperature, humidity and clean air.

Second, different morphological characteristics

1. Cordyceps sinensis: it is shaped like an old silkworm, with yellowish brown surface, many wrinkles on the back and eight pairs of abdomen; its cross section is white or slightly yellow, with a dark yellow periphery; it is six centimeters long and about three millimeters in diameter, much like a grass.

2. Cordyceps sinensis flower: orange-yellow transparent white, the grass branch is about 2.5-6 cm, the cultivated Cordyceps sinensis flower is relatively fine, the spore head is relatively few, and it has milk flavor. There is no "insect body" in the appearance of Cordyceps sinensis flowers, but only orange or yellow "grass".

Third, the efficacy is different

1. Cordyceps sinensis: the main active components are cordycepin, cordyceps acid (D-mannitol), cordyceps polysaccharides and other substances beneficial to human absorption, with the regulation of immune system function, anti-fatigue and other effects.

2. Cordyceps flower: Cordyceps flower is rich in protein, amino acid, cordycepin, mannitol, SOD, polysaccharides and other components, among which cordycepin and cordycepin can comprehensively regulate the human-machine environment, enhance the function of macrophages, enhance and regulate human immune function and improve human disease resistance. It is beneficial to liver and kidney, tonifying essence, stopping blood and resolving phlegm.

IV. Different prices

The effect of Cordyceps sinensis is better than that of Cordyceps sinensis, but the price of Cordyceps sinensis is tens of thousands of yuan per jin, and the cost of Cordyceps sinensis is only a few hundred yuan per jin. Compared with Cordyceps sinensis with the same weight, the effect of Cordyceps sinensis is better, and the effect of Cordyceps sinensis flower and Cordyceps sinensis flower with the same price is much better.

With regard to Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis flowers, we should pay attention to distinguish between Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis flowers in the market, so as to avoid buying fake and shoddy products.