carried out in order to understand its morphology and growth habit for
conservation and optimum utilization.The moths in which O. sinensis
grows are ambiguously referred to as ghost moth which identifies either a
single species or the genus Thitarodes, and the species parasitized by
O. sinensis may be one of several Thitarodes that live on the Tibetan
Plateau and the Himalayas like India, Nepal, Bhutan. sinensis is known
in the West as a medicinal mushroom, and its use has a long history in
Traditional Chinese medicine as well as Traditional Tibetan medicine.The
hand-collected fungus-caterpillar combination is valued by herbalists
and as a status symbol.it is used as an aphrodisiac and treatment for
ailments such as fatigue and cancer, although such use is mainly based
on traditional Chinese medicine and anecdote.yartsa gunbu has become the
most important source of cash income. The fungi contributed 40% of the
annual cash income to local households
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