The World's Most Expensive Fungus

Опубликовано: 28 Октябрь 2024
на канале: Gross Science

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The priciest fungus in the world is a parasite that grows from a caterpillar’s head.
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NPR—Caterpillar Fungus: The Viagra of the Himalayas:
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/09/1411641...

National Geographic—Caterpillar Fungus Has Anti-Inflammatory Properties:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ne...

Cochrane—Cordyceps sinensis (a Chinese medicinal herb) for treating chronic kidney disease:
http://www.cochrane.org/CD008353/RENA...

Science Alert—The parasitic fungus is worth more than its weight in gold:
http://www.sciencealert.com/this-para...

Nature—Asian medicine: A Fungus in decline:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...

7th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference—Steps towards Sustainable Harvest of Yartsa Gunbu (Caterpillar Fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis):
http://mushroaming.com/sites/default/...

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Caterpillar Fungus 2
Filmographer:
Rdo rje don 'grub རྡོ་རྗེ་དོན་འགྲུབ།
(Duojieduanzhi)
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Cordyceps sinensis in ground
Exposed 2008 and Bu Finding BarLa288
©Daniel Winkler
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Weighing Caterpillar Fungus
Wikimedia Commons/Mario Biondi

Soup of Silkie Seahorse and Cordyceps
Wikimedia Commons/Kent Wang

Mountain yak penis, fungus as Chinese medicines
Wikimedia Commons/Angela Schmeidel Randall

Cordyceps Sinensis
Wikimedia Commons/Rafti Institute

Caterpillar Fungus Store, Central Lhasa
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Duck Tales, Alice in Wonderland, Mario Gifs
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Cockroaches
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Jawharp Boing
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Swish Unwrap Fast
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RAM_Mouth Hawk_rev_v1
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Male drinking slurping aaaaaaaaaaah small belch
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Tape Pulling Off Surface
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MouthPop
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