Herbs

Dongchunghacho

Cordyceps · Cordyceps

한글 동충하초  ·  Pinyin Dong Chong Xia Cao

冬蟲夏草

Properties 性味

Taste & nature
Sweet · warm
Channels entered
Kidney, Lung
Actions
Tonifies Kidney Yang and Lung Yin together, transforms phlegm and stops chronic cough — winter worm summer grass
Typical dose
3–9 g
Caution
Wild sources costly and pressured; cultivated mycelium standard

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