Remember back in 93' when all those female Chinese athletes blew away the Olympics in track? Their coach claimed they were on caterpillar fungus. Have any of you experimented with them - or have any feedback. TIA
Many modern drugs are the purified form of chemicals present in traditional medicines. Aspirin is made chemically now in pure form, but the original source was willow bark. Digitalis was originally purified from fox glove, a flower, and ephedrine from a desert shrub. Only a few fungi have been used as traditional medicines. Scientists continue to visit other countries to collect and study traditional medicines hoping to discover new drug sources.
The caterpillar fungus is a traditional medicine that has been widely used as a tonic and/or medicine by the Chinese for hundreds of years. The use of this fungus was relatively unknown in this country until it was credited for the success of Chinese women athletes at the National Games in Beijing, in 1993. Three Chinese track runners set new world records during the Games at three different distances, 10,000 m, 15,000 m and 30,000 m. Their coach, Ma Zunren, attributed the runner’s success to intensive training as well as a stress-relieving tonic prepared from the caterpillar fungus.
http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/Caterpillar.htm
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