中国的冬虫夏草著名于世。早在《本草纲目拾遗》中即已记载了冬虫夏草的滋补功能。近代化学实验证明,冬虫夏草含有肝糖、油、虫草素、虫草酸(即是甘露醇)。所以冬虫夏草有益肺补肾、补精髓、止血化痰、治疗黄疸病、虚劳咳血、阳痿遗精、贫血、腰膝酸痛,并能解鸦片中毒和延年益寿的作用。我国正式报道的虫草 Cordyceps sinensis famous in China. As early as “Compendium of Materia Medica” has recorded the tonic Cordyceps function. Modern chemical experiments show that Cordyceps contains glycogen, oil, cordycepin, Cordyceps acid (that is, mannitol). Therefore Cordyceps beneficial lungs and kidney, make up the essence, to stop bleeding and phlegm, the treatment of jaundice, consumptive cough, impotence nocturnal emission, anemia, waist and knee pain, and can solve the role of opiate poisoning and longevity. Cordyceps officially reported in China