Abstract: Jizongjun (鸡枞菌) is with the dual properties, which could be used as both medicine and food. There has been a 500-year long history since the Compendium of Materia Medica by LI Shizhen in Ming Dynasty, only the Jizongjun was collected instead of Jicongjun. Because no 枞 in the database of computer, some people took the 枞 with the 枞 so that the 鸡枞菌 became 鸡枞菌 and the circulation of erroneous reports has been carried on not only in the internet, but also in some lexicographical books. In order to promote the standardization of scientific and technical terms, the radical reformation on it through a lot of philological research as follows: Jizongjun is the standard name, while Jicongjun is false name.

Key words: standard name of Jizongjun, false name of Jicongjun, standardization of scientific and technical terms