Cordyceps militaris

Recently a friend reminded me of cooking with cordyceps militaris when Si En's bronchitis has been relapsing too often recently.


In Traditional Chinese medicine, cordyceps has a long history of use as a lung and kidney tonic, to increase sperm production and for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis and other diseases of the respiratory system.
There are two types of cordyceps, cordyceps sinesis and cordyceps militaris. 

Cordyceps sinesis can cost quite a fair bit from $30 for two strands, whereas militaris cost only about $20 for a bottle that can make 4-5 times of soup. Although the strength of the militaris is less comparable as compared to sinesis, but it's pretty worth it for just a fraction of the price.

I'll post up some soup recipes that you can cook with cordyceps militaris either in the slow cooker, or thermal pots.

Here's the cordyceps militaris that I've gotten from hock hua.

Here's the benefits as stated on the label.