How to identify the authenticity of cordyceps cigarettes

Identification of authenticity of Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis, also known as Cordyceps sinensis, is a fungus of the family Claviceps, Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. It is parasitic on the bat moth insects of the order Lepidoptera and the family Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. A complex of larval stroma and larval carcass. It has the effects of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, stopping bleeding and reducing phlegm. It is an ideal choice for people to nourish and keep fit, strengthen yang and yin, and prolong life.

In a broad sense, more than 400 types of Cordyceps have been discovered. In addition to the authentic Cordyceps sinensis formed by the ergot fungus Cordyceps sinensis parasitizing on the larvae of bat moth insects, there are also several other non-genuine Cordyceps sinensis formed by parasitizing the larvae of lepidopteran insects, such as Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps Xinjiang, Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, etc. According to clinical and pharmacological tests, Cordyceps sinensis is the most beneficial cordyceps known to human health in the world, and it is also the most expensive. However, some cordyceps have basically no beneficial effects on human health, and the price per kilogram ranges from tens to hundreds of yuan. Yuan does not vary.

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Fungi

Insect larvae

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Description

Cordyceps sinensis ergot Fungus Cordyceps bat moth insect larvae Genuine from Tibet, Qinghai, Yunnan, Sichuan

Corgot fungus Cordyceps ergot fungus Cordyceps lepidoptera insect larvae non-genuine from Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Anhui

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Liangshan Cordyceps ergot fungus Liangshan Cordyceps lepidoptera larvae is non-genuine from Sichuan

Xinjiang Cordyceps ergot fungus Xinjiang Cordyceps lepidoptera larvae is non-genuine from Xinjiang

Cordyceps sinensis It grows in alpine meadows at an altitude of 3800-5000 meters. It has high environmental requirements. Artificial cultivation is not currently possible, and the annual output is very small. Many criminals take advantage of the fact that most people lack common knowledge about Cordyceps Sinensis, and adulterate and pass off as genuine products with non-genuine products, counterfeit products, and mixed products, thereby defrauding and profiting. Consumers should be cautious when purchasing and pay attention to identification. The key points for character identification are as follows:

Genuine Cordyceps Sinensis: The body of the insect is like a silkworm, 3-5cm long and 3-8mm in diameter; the appearance is yellow-brown to earthy yellow, rough, and the ring pattern is obvious. The head is reddish-brown, with peduncles; the chest and abdomen are dark yellow to yellow-brown, with 3 thoracic segments, 3 pairs of thoracic legs, 10 abdominal segments, 5 pairs of ventral legs, and 4 pairs in the middle; there are 20-30 links on the surface; texture Crisp, the cross section is light yellow. The pedestal is slender and cylindrical, slightly twisted, generally longer than the body of the insect. The surface is gray-brown to tan, with fine longitudinal wrinkles, and the head is slightly enlarged. The texture is flexible, and the cross-section is white and fibrous. The smell is slightly fishy and the taste is slightly bitter.

Counterfeit products:

1. Cordyceps sinensis: except that the color is whiter than the wild Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis Sichuan and Cordyceps sinensis Yunnan, and the four legs in the middle are less prominent, the other appearance The characteristics are basically the same.

2. Liangshan Cordyceps: The body of Liangshan Cordyceps is thick and short, with a brown-black surface, numerous rings, and rust-colored downy hairs. The fruiting body has a round cylindrical or rod-shaped head. The feet are not obvious.

3. Xinjiang Cordyceps: The body of the worm is like a silkworm, with a dark red to purple-red surface and a hard texture. Child constellation is usually absent.

4. Ground silkworm: the tuber of the Lamiaceae plant, Ground silkworm. It is spindle-shaped and slightly curved. Its appearance is light yellow or gray-black, with only 2-11 root traces. It is brittle and has an almost white cross-section. It easily swells when soaked in water and becomes obviously nodular.

5. Branched Cordyceps: This product is yellow-green in appearance, with solitary or branched spores, 5-8cm long, mostly curved stalks, black, with longitudinal wrinkles or ribs, smooth upper part, and ridges at the lower end. Fine fuzz. The head of the fruiting body is short cylindrical, dark brown.

6. Spliced ??fake products: the insect body is the real body, and the child base is the false child seat. The trocarium is faked with the stem of a plant or the flower of day lily, a lily plant, and is pasted on the head of the insect body with adhesive. After the fake stromal pedestal is removed, the head of the insect body is not damaged.

7. Counterfeit products pressed by gypsum or starch: the insect body is a fake insect body, and the sub-base is a fake sub-base, both of which have no characteristics of the real insect body and sub-base.

Because these counterfeit products are pressed with molds, their size and color are basically the same.

8. Cordyceps with increased adulteration: Use mud mixed with metal powder and apply it on the base and body of the cordyceps, or insert metal into the body of the worm to increase its weight. It feels heavy in the hand. After soaking in water for a while, black particles can be seen falling off and sinking rapidly. Take out the fallen particles and observe them under a microscope. They can be seen to be metal powder.

Authentic Cordyceps

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