At a public health talk on Stopping the Silent Killer – Chronic Inflammation organised by Eu Yan Sang at Cititel Mid Valley in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 6, 2018, speaker Jan Martel said the worm-like Cordyceps sinensis is known for its healing properties and many benefits. Martel is a research associate at the Research and Development Centre of Chang Gung Biotechnology, and the Centre for Molecular and Clinical Immunology of Chang Gung University, in Taiwan.