Amazing facts of Yarsagumba

The Ophiocordyceps sinensis is known as a very expensive biological resource which is better known as Yarsagumba around the world.

 Some likewise allude to it as the caterpillar parasite since it outgrows the head of apparition moth hatchlings. The parasitic growth takes after an earthy colored stick or root that creates over the ground out of the body of the hatchlings.

Below is some information to be aware of regarding yarsagumba:

 No 1 Herb: Yarsagumba is the number 1 herb, the best herbal medicine for pandemic disease and more other diseases. The most common uses for the yarsagumba as a traditional healers like
 
Female aphrodisiac
Malignant tumors
Bronchial asthma
Bronchitis
Diabetes
Cough and cold
Jaundice
Alcoholic hepatitis and many more
 
 Summer Grass winter Worm: In Tibetan, yarsagumba is known as “dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu”, that means “winter worm, summergrass”. As it is found across the plains and prairies of the plateau, as well as in different places of the Himalaya region. 

Yarsagumba Gumba supply is on the decline:

 In Nepal 2001, Yarsagumba trade was legalized, which lead to a sharp rise in demand of Yarsagumba from different countries. 
 Some speculate that the increased demand led harvesters to pluck the fungi before it had time to reproduce.
 Climate change also affects the growth of the mild-weather-loving fungi.  The appropriate temperature below 69 degrees Fahrenheit and it ceases its growth at 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

 Chinese athletes to drop out of the Olympics. In 2000, a Chinese coach and 6 of his athletes, as well as 27 total Chinese athletes, were removed from the Olympic team, because some of the players showed high levels of EPO, which aids endurance. However, the Chinese team maintained that they were breaking records because of their diet of turtle soup and “worm fungus.” 

YarsaGumba claimed benefits:

Yarsagumba has been used as a treatment for hyposexuality for more than 1000 years. Yarsagumba can also treat night sweats, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, asthenia, heart disease, arrhythmias, liver, and renal diseases. It holds more than 0 bioactivities such as anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antioxidant activities. It is also said that it has anti-depression, anti-osteoporosis, and anti-arteriosclerosis elements; it can also treat and prevent bowel injury, improve memory power and promote endurance. The most common uses of yarsagumba as a healer is given below:

1.     Erectile dysfunction

2.     Malignant tumors

3.     Female aphrodisiac

4.     Bronchitis

5.     Bronchial asthma

6.     Diabetes

7.     Jaundice

8.     Cough and cold

9.     Alcoholic hepatitis

Yarsagumba supply is declining: 

The demand for yarsagumba rose in Nepal after the legalization of its trade-in 2001. An examination distributed in Biological Conservation noticed that the neighborhood market cost hopped by up to 2300% in about 10 years. Then, the yearly collection saw diminishes between 2006 to 2010. "Our investigation of gatherers' impression of asset plenitude and maintainability shows that practically all collectors (95.1%) accept the accessibility of the caterpillar growth in the fields to decay, and 67% consider momentum reaping practices to be unreasonable," the scientists closed. Some theorize that the expanded interest drove gatherers to cull the parasites before they had the opportunity to imitate.

 Harvesting it makes a good salary:

 Harvesting the yarsagumba can make earnings of around $1500, which is higher than the normal per capita income from different other work. From May to June, around 1, 50,000 people are out to harvest the yarsagumba. Traders tend to earn more money than collectors. The largest market of yarsagumba around the world is in China. The traders from China sell the yarsagumba to the USA, Singapore, UK, Korea, Japan, Thailand, etc.

Consumption of Yarsagumba made Chinese athletes drop from the Olympics: 

In around 2000, a coach with his 6 athletes as well as a total of 27 Chinese athletes was dropped from the Olympic team. High levels of EPO were shown to some players which aid endurance. The Chinese team kept up that they were breaking records due to their eating routine of turtle soup and "worm parasite." expanded interest drove gatherers to cull the parasites before they had the opportunity to imitate.