Research status of pharmacological action of cordyceps cicadae

To exploit and utilize the resources of cordyceps cicadae and lay a theoretical foundation for related products, this paper briefly reviews the research progress of cordyceps cicadae's pharmacological effects in recent years, indicating that cordyceps cicadae has many pharmacological activities, such as protecting kidney, anti-convulsion, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, antibiosis, analgesic and so on, and can be used as one of the main substitutes of Cordyceps sinensis.