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An insect-associated mould first isolated from ghost moth (Hepialidae) larvae in Qinghai and long sold as 'Paecilomyces hepiali'. Strain Cs-4, grown by submerged fermentation, is the base of the prescription Chinese patent medicine Jinshuibao and more than 260 Chinese health products. It is chemically similar to Ophiocordyceps sinensis but genetically distinct. It is known as a mould, not as a fruiting mushroom.
Not a food mushroom. It is consumed only as fermented mycelium in supplements and as the Chinese prescription medicine Jinshuibao. No toxicity data were found in the sources reviewed. Its pharmacological claims rest mainly on traditional attributions and preclinical work.
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