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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - For decades a rare fungus valued as an aphrodisiac and dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has been a source of income for poor villagers in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills.Men, women and children stream into high meadows every year to harvest the fungus called Yarsagumba, which grows from dead moth larvae. High quality specimens fetch thousands of dollars a kilo.But experts say the...
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decades a rare fungus valued as an aphrodisiac and dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has been a source of income for poor villagers in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills.Men, women and children stream into high meadows every year to harvest the fungus called Yarsagumba, which grows from dead moth larvae. High quality specimens fetch thousands of dollars a kilo. But experts say the fungus, found only above...
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archery.(Reuters) - For decades a rare fungus valued as an aphrodisiac and dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has been a source of income for poor villagers in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills.Men, women and children stream into high meadows every year to harvest the fungus called Yarsagumba, which grows from dead moth larvae. High quality specimens fetch thousands of dollars a kilo.But experts say the fungus,...
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In a country where television is populated with scheming mothers-in-law, coy brides and mountains of melodrama, Aamir Khan has used prime-time talk show 'Satyamev Jayate' to tackle gritty social issues that most Indians are not used to talking about.Thanks to "The Hunger Games," teenagers are queuing up to try their hand...
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study.(Reuters) - For decades a rare fungus valued as an aphrodisiac and dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has been a source of income for poor villagers in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills.Men, women and children stream into high meadows every year to harvest the fungus called Yarsagumba, which grows from dead moth larvae. High quality specimens fetch thousands of dollars a kilo.But experts say the fungus,...
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file photo taken on May 29, 2007 shows three "Yarchagumba", which in Tibetan means "summer plant, winter insect" and used as a health supplement, are displayed in the palm of a hand in Kathmandu. For decades the rare fungus valued as an aphrodisiac and dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has been a source of income for poor villagers in Nepal's remote Himalayan foothills. -- PHOTO: AFPKATHMANDU (REUTERS) - For...
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