ancient wisdom · Herb
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus. Class: Yang Reinforcing Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Lung; Kidney
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Dong Chong Xia Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
冬虫夏草
Latin Name
Cordyceps
English Name
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
Alias Names
夏草冬虫虫草冬虫草
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Kidney
Part Used
A drug consisting of dried fungal stroma growing on larva of a caterpillar
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Yang Reinforcing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
补阳药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To tonify the lung and the kidney, arrest bleeding, and dispel phlegm.
Indication (主治)
Impotence and emission, neurasthenia, backache, aching in lumbus and knees, enduring cough and vacuity asthma, taxation damage hemoptysis.
Clinical Manifestations
1. relaxing the smooth muscles of bronchus.2. increasing the anoxia tolerance in mice3. sedativ, anti-inflammatory.
🔗 External References
6
Clinical Trials
13
Meta-Analyses
4
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
Immunity 2
Hashimoto's thyroiditis(HT) known as autoimmune thyroiditis 1
Healthy 1
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious chronic microvascular 1
Dry Eye|Supplement 1
Diabetic Nephropathies(DN); Cordyceps Sinensis 1
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) was defined as the presence of 1
Depression 1
Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Cordyceps sinensis. 1
Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), also known as chronic 1
Uremia is an end-stage change of chronic kidney disease, whi 1
Autoimmune thyroiditis is considered the most common autoimm 1
📋 Sample Trials
NCT04063735
Alleviating Effects Against Dry Eye by Oral Intake of Cordyceps Cicadae Mycelia
Completed · Dry Eye|Supplement
NCT02244372
Efficacy and Safety of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Culture Extract(Paecilomyces Hepiali, CBG-CS-2) on Promotion of Immunity
Completed · Immunity
NCT02814617
The Efficacy and Safety of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Culture Extract(Paecilomyces Hepiali, CBG-CS-2) on Promotion of Immunity
Completed · Phase 2|Phase 3 · Immunity
NCT05304299
Alleviating Effects Against High Intraocular Pressure by Oral Intake of Cordyceps Cicadae Mycelia
Completed · Supplement
NCT05778409
To Study the Effects of Cordyceps Cicadae on Vision Care
Recruiting · Early_Phase 1 · Myopia
NCT06138444
Effect of Cordyceps Militaris Beverage on the Immune Response
Completed · Healthy
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42021249682
Adaptogens on depression-related symptoms and outcomes: A systematic integrative review
Depression
CRD42016043080
A systematic review: cordyceps sinensis (a traditional Chinese medicine) for chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Cordyceps sinensis.
CRD42016043742
A systematic review: Cordyceps Sinensis (a traditional Chinese medicine) for diabetic nephropathies
Diabetic Nephropathies(DN); Cordyceps Sinensis
CRD42020154389
Cordyceps sinensis for reducing thyroid autoantibody levels in patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroidi
CRD42020198296
Meta analysis of Cordyceps sinensis preparation in improving the micro inflammatory state of hemodialysis patients
Uremia is an end-stage change of chronic kidney disease, which requires continuo
CRD42020215654
The efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis for treating autoimmune thyroiditis:a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Autoimmune thyroiditis is considered the most common autoimmune disease as well
📚 Sample References
PMID 33421460
Cordyceps cicadae polysaccharides inhibit human cervical cancer hela cells proliferation via apoptosis and cell cycle arrest
Food Chem Toxicol · 2021
PMID 34105571
A polysaccharide from natural Cordyceps sinensis regulates the intestinal immunity and gut microbiota in mice with cyclophosphamide-induced intestinal injury
Food Funct · 2021
PMID 34512317
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extracts of Cordyceps sinensis: Chromatography-based Metabolite Profiling and Protective Efficacy Against Hypobaric Hypoxia
Front Pharmacol · 2021
PMID 35189280
Preparation of the sphingolipid fraction from mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis and its immunosuppressive activity
J Ethnopharmacol · 2022
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