The Yarsagumba mushroom, the "Viagra of the Himalayas" that is worth more than gold

It is a mushroom a little bigger than a pin and it is generated in the body of a caterpillar.

But, despite its modest origin, it has become one of the most expensive foods in the world.

This is the Yarsagumba a mushroom that grows between 3,000 and 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, India, Bhutan and the Tibetan plateau.

According to traditional medicine, this fungus can cure impotence, asthma and cancer, and for this reason it has become in great demand in Asian markets, where a kilo of this food may cost about US $ 100,000 .

But his collection on the slopes of the highest mountain range in the world endangers the lives of the local population.

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