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Chinese Caterpillar Fungus

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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
NCT02244372
Efficacy and Safety of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Culture Extract(Paecilomyces Hepiali, CBG-CS-2) on Promotion of Immunity
Completed
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
📊 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
📚 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
🌿 All Herb data fields for Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
🌿 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
HERB DB
HERB001333 ↗
SymMap
108 ↗
TCMID
6269
TCMSP
108
TCM-ID
494
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (31 fields)
name
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
chinese name
冬虫夏草
pinyin name
Dong Chong Xia Cao
latin name
Cordyceps
english name
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus
properties english
Sweet; Calm
meridians english
Lung; Kidney
use part
A drug consisting of dried fungal stroma growing on larva of a caterpillar
symmap herb id
108
tcmid id
6269
tcmsp id
108
herb id str
HERB001333
function text
To tonify the lung and the kidney, arrest bleeding, and dispel phlegm.
indication
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.
therapeutic en class
Yang Reinforcing Drugs
therapeutic cn class
补阳药
tcm id id
494
alias name
夏草冬虫; 虫草; 冬虫草

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🏥 Linked Health Topics

1 · studied for these conditions (text bridge)
Myopia
syndrome

📋 Clinical Trials

6 · subject of clinical study
NCT04063735 Alleviating Effects Against Dry Eye by Oral Intake of Cordyceps Cicadae Mycelia
→ Dry Eye|Supplement
NCT02244372 Efficacy and Safety of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Culture Extract(Paecilomyces
→ Immunity
NCT02814617 The Efficacy and Safety of Cordyceps Sinensis Mycelium Culture Extract(Paecilomy
→ Immunity
NCT05304299 Alleviating Effects Against High Intraocular Pressure by Oral Intake of Cordycep
→ Supplement
NCT05778409 To Study the Effects of Cordyceps Cicadae on Vision Care
→ Myopia
NCT06138444 Effect of Cordyceps Militaris Beverage on the Immune Response
→ Healthy

📊 Meta-Analyses

12 · systematic review
CRD42021249682 Adaptogens on depression-related symptoms and outcomes: A systematic integrative
→ Depression
CRD42016043080 A systematic review: cordyceps sinensis (a traditional Chinese medicine) for chr
→ Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Cordyceps sinensis.
CRD42016043742 A systematic review: Cordyceps Sinensis (a traditional Chinese medicine) for dia
→ Diabetic Nephropathies(DN); Cordyceps Sinensis
CRD42020154389 Cordyceps sinensis for reducing thyroid autoantibody levels in patients with chr
→ Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), also known a
CRD42020198296 Meta analysis of Cordyceps sinensis preparation in improving the micro inflammat
→ Uremia is an end-stage change of chronic kidney di
CRD42020215654 The efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis for treating autoimmune thyroiditis:a systema
→ Autoimmune thyroiditis is considered the most comm
CRD42020216415 The reno-protective potential effect of Cordyceps and its extracts in diabetic n
→ Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious chronic mic
CRD42021238581 Effect and safety of cordyceps sinensis on maintenance peritoneal dialysis patie
→ Peritoneal dialysis is a commonly used method in t
CRD42022289964 Is Cordyceps Mushroom supplementation beneficial for Recovery and Endurance perf
→ The effect of Cordyceps mushroom supplementation o
CRD42022321043 The Effects of Medicinal Fungi Cordyceps Sinensis Combined with ACEI/ARB on Diab
→ Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) was defined as the p
CRD42022333681 Meta-analysis of Cordyceps sinensis in the treatment of lung cancer
→ Lung cancer is the most common cancer, the second
CRD42023428825 Cordyceps in the treatment of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) : a s

📚 PubMed References

4 · cited research
PMID 33421460 Cordyceps cicadae polysaccharides inhibit human cervical cancer hela cells proli
Food Chem Toxicol
PMID 34105571 A polysaccharide from natural Cordyceps sinensis regulates the intestinal immuni
Food Funct
PMID 34512317 Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extracts of Cordyceps sinensis: Chromatography-base
Front Pharmacol
PMID 35189280 Preparation of the sphingolipid fraction from mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis and
J Ethnopharmacol
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