The Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas is home to a fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) that turns caterpillars into zombies. It’s part of the same Cordyceps fungal group that inspired the video game ...

Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that hails from Asia, informally known as 'Himalayan gold.' Due to its broad spectrum of health benefits, cordyceps has been a staple in Eastern natural medicine for ...

But the booming demand for this so-called "Himalayan Viagra" is taking its toll ... of record-breaking runs" to a tonic made from the fungus. Since Nepal legalised trade in 2001, it has become ...

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.

A mushroom that thrives only in specific conditions like forest fires and snowfall, the Gucchi is as rare as delicious, often commanding prices that soar up to Rs 40,000 per kilogram.

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.

This story appears in the August 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The thing Silang is searching for, on hands and knees, 15,000 feet above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, is ...

The exploration of Himalayan medicinal plants offers immense promise in the fight against cancer. This synergy of traditional knowledge and modern science holds the potential to revolutionize ...

Because the discovery of one fungus can be the equivalent of a day’s wage, the lure is obvious. Himalayan Gold Rush follows a trader, Dhan Shandra, who collects yarsagumba for a dealer in Kathmandu.