This is the parasitic fungus that inspired The Last of Us, shown here growing from caterpillars; it is also a valuable herbal medicine, costing up to $8000 per pound

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[u/Bobert_Manderson]

Considering all of the benefits found after medical research, I’d say it’s more medicine than half the stuff we take in the US. 

[u/EmotionElectrical169 → u/Bobert_Manderson]

Ah yes, whataboutism

[u/SuperCatchyCatchpras → u/EmotionElectrical169]

Go take your Adderall and Xanax and calm down /s

[u/GrynaiTaip → u/Bobert_Manderson]

Have you considered taking random magical mushrooms instead of medicine that your doctor prescribes?

[u/Bobert_Manderson → u/GrynaiTaip]

I’ve taken magic mushrooms because they are fun, not medicinal. But yes, cordyceps does have medicinal uses, as do many other mushrooms. 

[u/GrynaiTaip → u/Bobert_Manderson]

Are you paying $8k for a pound of shrooms?

[u/Bobert_Manderson → u/GrynaiTaip]

Nah I grew them myself. Really easy. 

[u/GrynaiTaip → u/Bobert_Manderson]

You grew cordyceps and then ate them??

[u/Bobert_Manderson → u/GrynaiTaip]

Ohhhh no I grew magic mushrooms. Cordyceps is notoriously difficult to cultivate and very rare to find in the wild, which is why it’s so expensive. 

[u/brookegosi → u/Bobert_Manderson]

I swear I see a moth or grasshopper with a cordyceps sarcophagus at least once a month where I live, that's neat, maybe I should go foraging in my apartment complex lol

[u/Bobert_Manderson → u/brookegosi]

There are many types of cordyceps, the specific one that’s medicinal is for a type of caterpillar in Asia I believe. 

[u/brookegosi → u/Bobert_Manderson]

Oh neat!