Of herbs and worms??

Aah the wonderful world of herbs and alternative medicine.. and herbs. While English dictionaries frequently define herbs as plants, it is interesting to note that in alternative treatments such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, treatment could include the use of plants and non-plant materials... One interesting herb used is cordyceps, called 'dong chong xia cao' (literally winter worm, summer plant)... It's actually a fungus that attacks a type of caterpillar... You can read more here...  http://www.raonline.ch/pages/np/nat/np_yarcha01.html