In Dolpa , Mugu , Jumla, & other more family can easily earn as much as Rs 600,000 during yarsagumba harvesting season from mid-May to mid-July, making the unique Himalayan fungus a major agent of change in living standard of the country’s rural people.
Yarsagumba or Yarchagumba is a rare and unique herb that grows in the meadows above 3,500 meters in the Himalayan region of Nepal. There are various types of famous medicinal plants found in Nepal but the popularity of yarsagumba is simply overwhelming. For the last couple of years, the trade of yarsagumba is increasing and it has been regarded as an expensive life saving tonic. Headache, toothache or any other disease - yarsagumba is also believed to be a cure for sexual impotency – a Himalayan Herbal Viagra.....