ʻO Cordyceps Sinensis, i kapa ʻia ʻo Cordyceps militaris, he paʻakikī ia o ka fungus Cordyceps militaris parasitic ma luna o nā ʻōhua o nā ʻōpeʻa moth a me kāna mau ʻōpala.Hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā cordyceps i hoʻoulu ʻia i ʻelua ʻano: Cordyceps militaris a me Cordyceps mycelium (P.patens mycelia, CS-4). Loaʻa ʻia ʻo Cordyceps militaris ma o ka ulu ʻana i nā inike ola ma ka cordyceps militaris.ʻO Cordyceps mycelia kahi kaʻina fermentation kahi e hoʻohana ʻia ai ka palaoa palaoa ma ke ʻano o ka mahi ʻana o Cordyceps mycelia.Cordycepin
ʻO ka cordycepic acid, a me ka cordyceps polysaccharides nā hōʻailona nui o Cordyceps militaris.
No laila, loaʻa iā Cordyceps kahi waiwai olakino kiʻekiʻe loa