Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya
MovieTitle | Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Sep 29, 2011 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Eric Valli |
Production country | France |
Production companies | Kwanza |
Run time | 52 min. |
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.