FINALLY GETTING IT AFTER LONG STRUGGLE
- Yarsagumba with its Latin name cordyceps sinesis literally means summer plant and winter insect in Tibetan.
- Before the rainy season begins, spores of the cordyceps mushroom settle on the heads of caterpillars that lives underground.
- There are various types of famous medicinal plants found in Nepal but the popularity of yarsagumba is simply overwhelming.
- Yarsagumba is a rare and unique herb that grows in the meadows above 3,500 meters (11,483 feet) in the Himalayan region of Nepal.
- There are various types of famous medicinal plants found in Nepal but the popularity of yarsagumba is simply overwhelming.
- Yarsagumba is a parasitic, annual, non chlorophyll fungus.
- The gruiting structure of this species comes from the anterior head of larva of caterpillar.
- In Nepal, the market of Yarsagumba is attractive and the economic return is very high due to its price and demand.
- For the last couple of years, the trade of yarsagumba is increasing and it has been regarded as an expensive life saving tonic.
- Every year during May and June, thousands of villagers from remote areas risking their own lives head for high mountains to collect yarsagumba.
- The schools are closed in this season every year as students and teachers flee to the higher hills to collect yarsagumba.
- The most popular destination for selling Yarsagumba is China.
HEALTH BENEFITS
- In Nepal, the market of Yarsagumba is attractive and the economic return is very high due to its price and demand.
- For the last couple of years, the trade of yarsagumba is increasing and it has been regarded as an expensive life saving tonic.
- Every year during May and June, thousands of villagers from remote areas risking their own lives head for high mountains to collect yarsagumba.
- The schools are closed in this season every year as students and teachers flee to the higher hills to collect yarsagumba.
- The most popular destination for selling Yarsagumba is China.
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