In the early 1980s, many scientific institutes began to study
the cultivation of C. sinensis. Previous work, over the course of
a decade, was mainly focused on the anamorphic fungi related
to C. sinensis. Shen Nanying made a success of culturing
fruit bodies in 1985. The Sichuan TCM Institute also achieved
the artificial cultivation of C. sinensis, although commercial
production has not been carried out because of the high cost
and low stability.[