In this photograph taken on June 1, 2013, Chinese residents pose for a photograph with the parasitic fungus Cordyceps sinensis to be sold in Gannan in northwest China's Gansu province. - AFP
KATHMANDU: A villager was shot dead in a remote mountainous area of Nepal and three others were injured in clashes over a rare and valuable fungus known as the “Himalayan Viagra” for its reputed aphrodisiac qualities, an official said Friday.
Every year, thousands of villagers in Nepal and Tibet harvest the parasitic fungus Cordyceps sinensis, known locally as yarchagumba, which grows on the body of a caterpillar.
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