Sort Out Claims About Cordyceps or “Caterpillar Fungus”

June 2025

You’ll hear buzz about cordyceps for a variety of uses.

Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus that grows on caterpillars in the mountains of China...and it’s been used medicinally for centuries.

But cordyceps is actually difficult to find in the wild.

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NatMed Spotlight Sort Out Claims About Cordyceps or “Caterpillar Fungus”