Worms are the source of good Viagra. Worms are covered by a fungus, dried and sprinkled on breakfast cereal, become an insatiable sex machine. So they say. They are known as ‘yarsagumba’ or ‘chou dong xia cao’, although not to complicate our lives and some have coined the term Himalayan Viagra for us all very clearly is what’s going on. For now, in New York its consumption has become fashionable and, therefore, its price has skyrocketed, costing more than $ 800 an ounce, when a few months ago, the same amount cost only dollars in 6’50 China traditional medicine stalls. And nobody did or damned case.
The worms come from the highlands of Nepal, where they are attacked by a fungus called ‘Cordyceps sinensis, which kills them and wraps. Sucks, but when it comes to improving sexual performance, people can do strange things or getting around in the mouth. As the publicity machine starts, and no one can stop a phenomenon of this nature. We saw recently with Goji berries or Power Balance bracelets.
The demand for aphrodisiacs worms is such that in some villages in Nepal, when in season, shut down schools for children to join the collection of the worm, though I doubt that the economic benefits they receive are to throw missiles. However, while wanting to have western mambo, it is logical that they also try to take slice of the business. Moreover, as one thing leads to another, there have been clashes between clans and even the occasional violent episode about the murder of poachers last summer.
Science has spent centuries trying to find, without success so far, an argument that supports the cause-effect relationship between eating certain foods, which are exotic, and the awakening of the erotic instincts. Exist in nature and certain food substances that arouse sexual desire, but only in appearance.
The resulting irrigation of blood vessels in the area can be easily identified with a slight itching on the genitals that can be confusing and lead us to hope that we eat the tiger.