बिराट नेपाल
2013-12-09
Journey to Yarsa (यारà¥à¤¸à¤¾à¤•à¥‹ यातà¥à¤°à¤¾)
The video highlights on the collecting of precious fungus "Yarsagumba". Yarsagumba is Nepalized Tibetan name "dbyar rtswa dgun'bu" (summer grass, winter worm) for a rare fungus that parasites on the body of a caterpillar of a moth (genus THITARODES). This so-called CATERPILLAR FUNGUS (CORDYCEPS, or also OPHIOCORDYCEPS SINENSIS) grows only at high altitudes in Tibet, Nepal, China, Bhutan and North-East India. For its medical effects, YARSAGUMBA has been an important component for a many of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, due to a constantly growing demand and the difficulties in harvesting, YARSAGUMBA has become the most expansive medicinal substance in the world.
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