Cordyceps sinensis, known as soft gold, has different qualities and different prices. The price of fine Cordyceps sinensis can reach more than 10 thousand yuan a catty. The best producing areas in China are Naqu in Tibet and Yushu in Qinghai, and the best brands of Cordyceps sinensis are Beijing Tongrentang and Fulinmen. Cordyceps sinensis is a valuable health care product. In order to make huge profits, some unscrupulous merchants must go to formal places when buying. So can Cordyceps really distinguish between true and false?

1, identification method

Cordyceps sinensis is divided into two parts: grass head and insect body, which are generally 3 to 5 cm long. Insects have a yellowish brown body and four pairs of feet in the abdomen. Obviously, there are 8 feet in total, and the back is tattooed every 3 rings. The grass head is dark brown in color, thick at the base, thin at the end and flat in section. The worm's head is wrapped in grass heads and naturally connected. Cordyceps sinensis is fragile, and there are thin black lines on the cross section after crushing. When the sealed Cordyceps sinensis is opened, it will smell a strong fishy smell. Gently grab a handful of Cordyceps sinensis, the real thing feels like hay in your hand, and the fake thing feels heavy.

2. Common fakes

1. Put the mud mixed with metal powder on Cordyceps sinensis, or insert steel wire into the worm to increase the weight. The grass soaked in alum has a milky white surface. You can use water or metal detectors to identify it.

2. Fakes made of gypsum or starch are easy to identify, because there is almost no difference in size and color made of molds.

3. There are 507 species of Cordyceps sinensis, and the common fake is Cordyceps sinensis, an insect larva of Lepidoptera, which is produced in Hunan, Guangxi, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Anhui and other places.

3. Real price

Grass per gram 148 yuan; Clover per gram 120 yuan; 5.5 RMB 150 yuan per gram; 4.5 to 4.8 RMB per gram163; 4 to 4.3 RMB per gram184; 3.5 to 3.8 RMB 224 per gram; 3 to 3.3 243 yuan a gram; 2.5 to 2.7 is 275 yuan per gram, 2 to 2.2 is 320 yuan, and 1.8 is 368 yuan per gram. The price of Cordyceps sinensis is changeable, and this price is for reference only.