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What is Cordyceps Sinensis?

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What is Cordyceps Sinensis?

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Cordyceps Sinensis is a fungus that grows in the high altitudes of the Tibet, Nepal and parts of China. Cordyceps sinensis thrives in the cold grassy mountains at about 3,800 meters above sea level. Cordyceps Sinensis belongs to the fungi family of Ascomycotina. While there are over 680 species in the Cordyceps Genus, we will be focusing on the Cordyceps Sinensis species. Don’t nod off yet, it gets better… Is Cordyceps Sinensis really a mushroom? In the true spirit of George Washington and his desire to be both honest and chop down a cherry tree, we also can not tell a lie – technically, cordyceps sinensis is actually not a mushroom. Cordyceps Sinensis is an Ascomycetes fungus closely related to mushrooms. We will leave it to botanist to explain the exact difference among fungi, but poor cordyceps sinensis just doesn’t quite make it as a mushroom. The problem is to most people, if it looks like a mushroom, smells like a mushroom, acts like a mushroom… it is a mushroom. So, througho