Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya

Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya

 

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0h 52m 2011 HD

Every spring, tens of thousands of men, women and children leave their villages for a dangerous trek to the high Himalaya to collect Yarsagumbu, a mysterious transmutation between plant and insect. Used in Chinese medicine, it is worth up to 60 000 USD a kilo, more than gold.


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