Zombie Fungus #tbt 🎃
You may recall this freaky story we shared last Halloween about Cordyceps’ fungi relative. Read on if you dare...
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A ZOMBIE IN THE FAMILY
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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is one of Cordyceps’ awesomely nastier cousins. Our Cordyceps CS-4 is a strain of Cordyceps sinesis mycelium cultivated in a liquid ferment (broth) in a nice sterile environment on the right side of the tracks. But head to the outskirts of town and you’ll find its cuzzies reigning over the insect realm in a most horrific fashion. 🔸
Originally thought to locate an ant 🐜 , move into its body and take over its brain, it’s now been shown that Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, actually takes over the ants 🐜 bodies, leaving their brains 🧠 intact. 😱
“This means that the ant is likely conscious and cognizant (sic) of what’s happening to it as the fungus seeps into its body... It’s like having your entire body zombified except your head, which is arguably even worse than full-on zombification.” 🔸
But the fact is, regular old Ophiocordyceps sinensis (aka the big daddy of our CS-4 strain) is no better than his ant-murdering bro.
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Instead of ants he eats moth larvae and he’s very very famous in the Himalayas. He also doesn’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 - for him to take out a larvae and become your herb of choice will cost you, around $20,000-100,000 USD a kilo for the raw materials.
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Do we go with the zombie-larvae-fungus-thing that is mighty rare and expensive or do we go with this more modern take on a very old herb, the CS-4. He’s vegan, affordable, still super potent and been doing his thing for more than 30 years. We’re sure it doesn’t quite contains the same 'essence' as truly wild cordyceps, but we're constantly impressed with this strain and we use it daily ourselves 🔶
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