Seed Daily via AFP: Every summer, Himalayan villages empty as locals rush to the mountains of northern Nepal to harvest yarchagumba, a high-altitude wild fungus that is prized for its aphrodisiac qualities. In recent years, however, the yield has been severely depleted by over-picking and the probable effects of climate change, experts have warned, prompting fears about the future of the "Himalayan Viagra" harvest.This season's crop has been particularly poor, say the villagers who rely on the rare, parasitic fungus to earn money to feed their families. "We returned home as we could not even collect more than 10 pieces of yarchagumba in a month," Nar Bahadur Bohara, who had been harvesting in the remote northwestern district of Darchula, told the Kathmandu Post.
"Those who had collected 150 to 200 pieces last year could make it only 20 to 30 pieces." Fellow forager Narendra Thekare said the area had seen no rain for two months while winter snowfall, which is needed for the fungus to thrive, had been minimal. "Production of yarchagumba has declined over the past five years. If this situation remains for some years, yarchagumba might vanish," Thekare said....
The Annapurna range from above Pokhara, Nepal.
Phewa lake (below) and Machapucharé, Annapurna III, Annapurna IV,
Annapurna II and Lamjung Himal (from left to right) on the horizon. Shot by Jean-Marie Hullot,Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
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OOh great they are using correct way for avoid from this decease , they have no more idea relented for it.Fungus is very bed for human health.
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