Cordyceps has been used for more than 300 years as a remedy for treating kidney ailments, chronic fatigue, and low libido*. Traditionally, this amazing fungus was only made available by the wild harvesting of Cordyceps sinensis, a species that grows naturally on caterpillars high in the Tibetan plateau. This oddly specific wild version became increasingly rare, and prices eventually skyrocketed to more than $20,000 USD per pound! Luckily, another species known as Cordyceps militaris was discovered to be just as powerful – the main difference being that it doesn’t need to grow on insects, and can be cultivated organically on rice and soy. Which kinda just seems all-round better to us.
Source: https://learn.freshcap.com/mushrooms/cordyceps/