Objective To assess the effects of artificial cordyceps sinensis(Jin shuibao) on the numbers of podocytes and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic rats. Methods Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of low dose streptozocin. Objective To assess the effects of artificial cordyceps sinensis (Jin shuibao) on the numbers of podocytes and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic rats. Methods Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of low dose streptozocin.