Mushrooms & fungi

Cordyceps

Cordyceps militaris

Brilliant orange clubs grown in sterile glass jars under controlled light and humidity — the most laboratory-native organism in our portfolio, and the most photogenic.

Known for

The cultivated source of cordycepin and adenosine. The Cordyceps genus is traditionally used in East Asian and Himalayan medicine as a tonic for stamina and vitality, and today it is one of the most actively researched functional fungi.

At GaiaTara

Among the first species GaiaTara will cultivate, and the focus of its first formulation work.

Latin name

Cordyceps militaris

Group

Mushrooms & fungi

Grows in

Darkness · sterile incubation rooms

Status

First cultivation

Traditional uses and research interest are described for information only. GaiaTara makes no claim that this organism treats, cures or prevents any condition.