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Viagra of the Himalayas
It is popular in the Himalayan regions and China for its aphrodisiac properties and known as the Viagra of the Himalayas.
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A matchstick-size mummified fungus from the Himlayas is the most expensive fungus in the world, selling for almost $50,000 a pound.
The caterpillar fungus is known in Asia by its Tibetan name, yartsa gunbu, which means summer grass, winter worm, after its unusual characteristic in which the fungi gets inside a host insect, a ghost moth caterpillar, and ultimately killing and consuming it from inside.
It is popular in the Himalayan regions and China for its aphrodisiac properties and known as the Viagra of the Himalayas.