What is Cordyceps, the drug China is reportedly intruding in India for?
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Several attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect Cordyceps, also known as caterpillar fungus or the Himalayan Gold, an expensive herbal drug in China, according to the Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC). According to the National Library of Medicine, cordyceps, scientifically known as Cordyceps sinensis, is a unique hybrid of a caterpillar and a fungus.
