Nigelia martialis
f. cul. medicinalis
f. cul.
Nigelia martialis f. cul. medicinalis
medicinalis: Recorded only as a medicine. There is a record of people taking this mushroom as medicine -- a condition treated, or an action on the body -- and no record of it eaten as food, and no molecule of concern is on its record. Laboratory findings (antitumor, antioxidant, antimicrobial) are not records of use. The word names how people used the mushroom, not that it is safe: research the preparation and dose before taking it. A species that is also eaten is innocuus, and its medicinal use is in its note. Latin, medicinalis: of medicine.
On Medicinal Use, The Complete Table.
GBIF: photographs, names and where it has been found.
Sources
| Wu et al. 2019 | ‘Invigorating kidney and lung’ — Wu et al. 2019, Table 1, p. 13, citing Dai et al. 2009; listed as Cordyceps martialis Wu F, Zhou L-W, Yang Z-L, Bau T, Li T-H, Dai Y-C (2019). Resource diversity of Chinese macrofungi: edible, medicinal and poisonous species. Fungal Diversity 98: 1-76. doi:10.1007/s13225-019-00432-7. Table 1, 'Medicinal fungi and their function(s)'. link |
| Wu et al. 2026 | ‘药用’ medicinal — entry 82, 珊瑚奈氏虫草 Wu F, Liu SB, Wang XH, Zhang M, Yang ZL, Dai YC (2026). 中国食药用菌物种编目 [Species cataloging of edible and medicinal fungi in China]. 菌物学报 Mycosystema 45(1): 250237. link |
Notes
Added 2026-10-12 as medicinalis (WR: 'build medicinalis'): a record of human medicinal use, Wu et al. 2019, Table 1, p. 13, citing Dai et al. 2009; listed as Cordyceps martialis; no record of it eaten as food.
Medicinal Use. Medicinal use: Invigorating kidney and lung (Wu et al. 2019, Table 1, p. 13, citing Dai et al. 2009; listed as Cordyceps martialis). Listed as medicinal: Wu et al. 2026, 药用 ‘medicinal’. Recorded only as a medicine: f. cul. medicinalis.
Cite this pageRubel, William. 2026. “Nigelia martialis.” Taxonomy of Toxins. Last modified 24 October 2026. https://taxonomyoftoxins.com/species/nigelia-martialis/