Lightning strikes make collecting a fungus for traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...
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Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that hails from Asia, informally known as 'Himalayan gold.' Due to its broad spectrum of health ...
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Caterpillar fungus is the world's most valuable parasite
Sometimes selling for more than 3 times its weight in gold! Caterpillar fungus grows in the remote Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan Mountains but that's not the only place you can find it.
Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine ...
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Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine ...
A few factors come together to make the situation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau so dangerous. People hunt for this fungus during late spring and summer, exactly when lightning strikes are most ...
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The world's most valuable parasite, caterpillar fungus, can cost up to $63,000 per pound
Sometimes selling for more than 3 times its weight in gold! Caterpillar fungus grows in the remote Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan Mountains but that's not the only place you can find it.