phiocordyceps sinensis (Yarsagumba )

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phiocordyceps sinensis (Yarsagumba ) is a fungus that parasitizes larvae of ghost moths and produces a fruiting body valued as a herbal remedy. The fungus germinates in the living larva, kills and mummifies it, and then the stalk-like fruiting body emerges from the corpse. It is known in English colloquially as caterpillar fungus, or by its more prominent foreign names Yartsa Gunbu.Ophiocordyceps sinensis is one that has been used for at least 2100 years for its reputed abilities to cure many diseases related to lungs, kidney and erectile dysfunction. This fungus is not yet cultivated commercially despite the fact that several fermentable strains of Ophiocordyceps sinensis have been isolated by Chinese scientists.Himalayan peaks where they pitch up camps for an extended stay of almost eitht weeks, braving tghe cold and harsh environment. they spend their days mostly on all fours crawling tghroth gthe shrub lands, digging with utmost care then they espy an unusual kind of sushroom called yarsagumba.they brush gently with a tooth brush and keep it in their pickers basket they come in their thousands. lured by the high returns promied for finding this unusual med. a Nepali. Yarsagumba is said to be the most expensive herb in the world today, a kilo of it fetching more than 10,000 dollars in the international market. Apparently, pickers at the site get a dollar apiece which eventually inflates to 30 dollars apiece in the cities. In the old days too, Yarsagumba couldn’t be said to come cheap. Travellers have noted that in 1890, black, rotten specimens cost four times their weight in silver. In 1990, Yarsagumba cost $700/kilo in the Chinese wholesale market.Overharvesting and over exploitation have led to the classification of O. sinensis as an endangered species in China. Additional research needs to be carried out in order to understand its morphology and growth habit for conservation and optimum utilization.The moths in which O. sinensis grows are ambiguously referred to as ghost moth which identifies either a single species or the genus Thitarodes,

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