Is it better to eat Cordyceps sinensis as a whole or individually? How to eat Cordyceps sinensis best?

Our friends all take Cordyceps sinensis regularly, but many friends who have just started taking Cordyceps sinensis are wondering whether the grass of Cordyceps sinensis can be eaten? Is it only the insect body part that has the effect? In fact, this is not the case. I suggest that you eat Cordyceps sinensis as a whole: Cordyceps sinensis has high nutritional value and can be used as both medicine and food. It is best to eat cordyceps and summer grass whole when taking them as tonic. Let’s analyze them in detail with Feng Chao from Dongguan :

Traditionally, it is believed that the nutritional value of Cordyceps lies in the insect itself, and that those with fat insects, short grass heads and yellow color are of high quality. It is believed that the nutrition is in the insect body, so the price of the insect part of the broken grass is much higher than the price of the broken grass head.

Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus whose host is usually the larvae of the flat bat moth. In the summer of the previous year, the Cordyceps spores invade the body of the larvae and germinate mycelium, causing the death of the insect body. This is called "winter worms". If the male and female spores can successfully pair up to form sclerotia, fruiting bodies will grow from the head of the insect body in the summer of the second year, commonly known as grass bodies, which are "summer grass". Some people also believe that 80% of the pharmacological ingredients are contained in the grass, so the value of Cordyceps lies in its herb.

"Study on the Usage of Materia Medica" mentions: This thing contains one insect and one grass, one hot and one cold. Summer grass is cold in nature, and using it alone can cause women to become infertile and childless; winter insects are hot in nature, and can strengthen the vital fire, benefit the essence and marrow, nourish the lungs and kidneys, and strengthen the skin. When used together, the two are sweet and non-toxic, and can nourish the lungs and kidneys, resolve phlegm, invigorate qi, stop bleeding, and treat fatigue cough, diaphragm disease, and various deficiencies.

Therefore, "winter insects" and "summer grass", one is hot in nature and the other is cold in nature. Eating either one or eating too much of it can easily cause problems. Some people feel that it is very nutritious, which may be because they only eat the insect bodies. If you eat both of them at the same time, they will be warm in nature. It is a rare neutral medicinal material. Therefore, in order to maximize the value of Cordyceps sinensis without over-tonifying it and causing internal heat, try to eat the whole cordyceps intact.

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