The Entomopathogen Cordyceps

[Soowon Cho]

Dear Mr. Gavette:

Cordyceps of Korea has been studied by Dr. Sung, Jae-Mo at Kangwon
National University where the Bank of Cordyceps is.  He published "the
Korean Cordyceps" last year.  This field-guide-like book includes 
descriptions of each species in Korean, with color pictures for
identification.  It is now being translated into English by his co-author
from Cornell University (?). When it is ready, it will be published from
the Cornell Univ. Press, if I remember correctly.

ps: Silkworm's fecal material has been tested and clinically proved for
its effectiveness in diabetes by a governmental research center.

Sincerely,

Soowon Cho

U. C. Berkeley
ESPM-Insect Biol.
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-3112

soowon at nature.berkeley.edu
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~soowon/welcome.html

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Charles Gavette wrote:

> 
>  Yes, Soowon Cho, it is good to see that others are posting who are
> interested in natural medicine sources. I am an amateur interested in plants
> and fungi.
>   
>    "Cordyceps sinensis is the fungus currently recognized in China. It grows
> on the caterpillar larvae of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera,
> especially the moth species Hepialus armoricanus Obertheir. The thread-like
...
>    There is a paradox. Any outbreak of Cordyceps in the butterfly house may
> be more of a blessing than a curse. The Chinese ideogram is the same for
> both "crisis" and "opportunity." Cordyceps as a medicine has a long
> tradition in TCM, and is a clinically proven medicine(see Medline). I 
...