Yarsagumba: The Himalayan Viagra

Yarsagumba is an exceptional and incredible herb that grows in the pastures above 3,300 meters upto 4000 meters in the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Bhutan, India and Tibet
Yarsagumba is a exceptional combination of a yellow caterpillar and a mushroom (fungus). Just earlier to the rainy season, spores of cordyceps fungus infect these Himalayan caterpillars that live on moist grass and hollow soil. After the fungus buries itself in the caterpillar’s body, it works its way out through the insect’s head. The parasite gets the energy from the caterpillar. The fungus parasite gets so much into the body of the caterpillars’ that it drains all the energy from the insect and ultimately it dies. As temperature increases and the snow melts -yarsagumba emerges and is collected at this time. During monsoon, the yarsa gumba is swept away.
Yarsa Gumba is used to cure various ailments like Cancer , Asthma , Chronic Hepatitis B ,Tuberculosis, Leprosy, leukemia & it also used to increases physical stamina. China is the biggest importer of Yarsa Gumba.Chinese people knew the benefit of this herb since the Ming Dynasty & they use this in some of their medicines which they export[i].
Tibetians knew the medicinal value of Yarsa Gumba from last 1500 years .The Tibetians Shepherds used to leave old animals into the jungle. After some days they saw that the animals they left in jungle have become more active, even some of them have stared reproducing.The fact that the animals have become younger made the natives curious. So they chased the animals in jungle & finally they found that these animals used to consume the herb Yarsa Gumba. This made the natives realize the importance of this herb which they used to sell at very low prices to Chinese people.Thus Yarsa Gumba can be rightly said as boon to mankind.
Yarsagumba’s health benefits, Yarsagumba is believed to[ii]:
  • relieve exhaustion and fatigue
  • decrease stress
  • strengthen stamina
  • strengthen kidneys
  • strengthen lungs
  • increase libido of both men and women
  • increase semen
  • strengthen the immune system
  • strengthen muscles and body strength
  • relive phlegm congestion
  • enhance calmness and sense of balance
The general dosage for Yarsagumba is along the following lines:
  • For a healthy person the recommended dose is: 0.3—0.7 g (1-2 pc according to the size) daily. Eat whole mushroom in original form, or drink 20 minutes after boiling in water, or mix in powder form with milk for drinking, for 3 to 4 daysDosage can be repeated after a gap of three days.
In the case of particular health problems, the dosages are often higher, and as per practitioner’s prescription
The Price is in Nepal US$ 32,000 or NRs 30,00000 per kg for dried Yarsagumba..

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