Movie

Yarsagumbu, l'or de l'Himalaya

Released: September 29, 2011 (2011)

Runtime: 52 minutes

Genres: Documentary

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.