冬虫夏草,简称虫草,在真菌分类学上属于内座目,麦角科,虫草属。生长在四川、云南、青海、甘肃、西藏等地的高山上,是世界上稀有的名贵中药材。虫草在云南主要分布在丽江县的玉龙雪山、奉科、羊子脑壳,中甸县的哈巴雪山、大雪山丫口、小雪山丫口,碧塔海、东旺、格者,德钦县的白芒雪山、梅里雪山、子午雪山、雪山丫口、甲功,维西县的立地平,临沧地区的局部地区等。我省各地的虫草均生于鳞翅目的幼虫上。冬天像蚕体一样的昆虫幼虫,夏天则在其幼虫头部长出象“草菌”一样的真菌。在我国古书上及中药大字典上称它为冬为虫、夏为草,故名冬虫夏草。所谓 Cordyceps sinensis, also referred to as Cordyceps sinensis, belongs to the order of fungi in fungal taxonomy, ergot, and Cordyceps. Growing in the mountains of Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu, and Tibet, it is a precious rare Chinese herbal medicine in the world. Cordyceps is mainly distributed in Yulong Snow Mountain, Fengke and Yangzi skulls in Lijiang County, Haba Snow Mountain, Daxue Mountain Pass and Xiaoxue Mountain Pass in Zhongdian County, Bitahai, Dongwang, Gezhe, and Deqin County. Snow Mountain, Mount Meri Snow Mountain, Meridian Snow Mountain, Snow Mountain Pass, Jiagong, Weixi County, and the Linyi region. Cordyceps all over the province were born on Lepidoptera larvae. In winter, insect larvae resemble silkworms, and in the summer they grow fungal-like fungi on the head of their larvae. In ancient Chinese books and Chinese medicine dictionary, it is called winter worm, summer grass, named Cordyceps sinensis. So-called