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Various Names of Cordyceps

  • Ophiocordyceps Sinensis a.k.a Cordyceps sinesis
  • Has many other names
  • English: caterpillar fungus
  • Tibetan: Yartsa Gunbu (དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ) – winter worm summer grass
  • Chinese: dōng chóng xià cǎo (冬虫夏草-简体 / 冬蟲夏草-繁体)
  • Nepali: Yarsha-gumba (यार्सागुम्बा)
  • Burmese: Keeda Jadi
  • Tōchūkasō (Japanese)

 

Scientific Classification