Himalayan Viagra ‘Yarchagumba’, Believed To Cure Impotency, Is Under Threat From Climate Change

Yarchagumba, known formally as Ophiocordyceps sinensis, is becoming harder to find due to climate change, said, researchers.

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The prized caterpillar fungus that is more valuable than gold and is nicknamed “Himalayan Viagra” in Asia, is seen as a wonder drug. People in Nepal and China have been killed over the years for this rare drug.

While there are have been no scientifically proven benefits, people who boil yarchagumba in water to make tea or add it to soups and stews believe it cures everything from impotence to cancer.

It is “one of the world’s most valuable biological commodities, providing a crucial source of income for hundreds of thousands of collectors,” said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.