Caterpillar Fungus

Collection of the Yarsagumba or the caterpillar fungus in the Dolpa district will be opened to the public for a month beginning May 15.

As the public has not been able to collect Yarsagumba for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time it was opened for about a month.

Police on Sunday arrested two persons in possession of three kg of medicinal herb 'Yarsagumba' (Caterpillar Fungus) in Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-6, Sunsari district.

Police arrested four men in possession of 1.85 kg of Yarsagumba valuable medicinal herb also known as caterpillar fungus worth around Rs 8 million in Kathmandu district.