Lets Plan the Yarchagumba Trek in the Hidden land of Karnali region
Introduction of Yarchagumba Nepali: Jiwan Buti (life herb) Tibetan: Yarsha Gunbu (summer plant, winter insect) Chinese: Dong Chong Xia Cao (winter worm, summer grass) Japanese: Tôchû kasô Latin: Cordyceps sinensis (Berkeley) Saccardo Distribution: Nepal, China, Tibet, India and Bhutan. Elevation: Generally found above 3,000 meters. Yarchagumba found in meadows of Jumla BBC documentary film maker called as “Himalayan Viagra” as its sexual tonic property. The name of YARSAGUMBA means (summer grass, winter worm) in Tibetan language, for a rare fungus that parasites on the body of a caterpillar of a moth (genus THITARODES). This so-called CATERPILLAR FUNGUS (CORDYCEPS SINENSIS) grows only at elevation 3500m -4500m altitude of Tibet, Nepal, China, Bhutan and North-East India. For its medicinal values, YARSAGUMBA has been an important component for a many of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, due to a constantly growing demand and th...