Zaduo Cordyceps [Qinghai Zaduo Specialty]

What is Cordyceps sinensis? Authentic Qinghai Zaduo Specialty: Zaduo Cordyceps

Content Summary:Do you want to know what Zaduo Cordyceps is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product ofQinghai Zaduo - Zaduo Cordyceps sinensis. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Zaduo Cordyceps sinensis. The full reading time is about 3 minutes, mainly including the basic introduction of Zaduo Cordyceps sinensis

Basic introduction of Cordyceps sinensis

Zaduo County is a golden production area for Cordyceps sinensis, one of the three treasures of Chinese traditional medicine. Its cordyceps is renowned both domestically and internationally for its large size and excellent quality, hence it is also known as the "Number One County of Cordyceps sinensis in China"

Zaduo County in Qinghai Province is located in the southwest of Qinghai Province, adjacent to Yushu County and Nangqian County in the east and southeast, Tanggula Mountain area in the west, and Dingqing County, Baqing County, Nierong County, Suoxian County and Anduo County in Changdu and Naqu of the Xizang Autonomous Region in the south and southwest. It is the birthplace of the Lancang River. Zaduo County has an average altitude of over 4290 meters, which is very suitable for the growth of Cordyceps sinensis. It is an important production area for Cordyceps sinensis in Qinghai and a well-known core production area for Cordyceps sinensis in the Three Rivers Source region in China. The Cordyceps sinensis produced here is large in size and well-known both domestically and internationally, known as the "Number One County of Cordyceps sinensis in China". It is also an important production area for Chinese medicinal herbs such as Plateau Fritillaria, Snow Lotus, Gentiana, and Rhodiola rosea. Protected animals such as musk deer, wild donkeys, Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks, black necked cranes, white lipped deer, snow leopards, yellow sheep, and snow chickens also reproduce and breed here

The Cordyceps sinensis in Zaduo County is mainly distributed in the high-altitude Cordyceps sinensis field at the northern foot of Tanggula Mountain, with an average altitude of 4500 meters. The alkaline soil is rich in mineral and metal substances, with a large temperature difference between day and night, sufficient sunshine, and suitable air humidity, making the Cordyceps sinensis produced here famous worldwide for its color, fullness, and high nutritional value. The production (2010 data) is around 10 tons, accounting for more than half of the total production in Yushu Prefecture. There is a saying that "Cordyceps sinensis comes from Yushu, and Yushu has a variety of cordyceps"