The world's most enchanting herb that removes men's weakness (Erectile dysfunction or impotence)

A unique herb found in the higher reaches of the Himalayas is 'Yarsagumba', which is not used in India but is used in China as a natural steroid. Due to its enchanting ability to increase strength, this herb is used in China by sportsmen, especially athletes. Seeing the usefulness of this herb, the local people are exploiting it on a large scale in the areas of Pithoragarh and Dharchula.

Keeda-Jadi Or Cordyceps sinensis

In general, it is a kind of wild mushroom that grows on a particular insect after killing its caterpillars. The scientific name of this herb is Cordyceps sinensis (Family - Ophiocordycipitaceae) and the name of the insect on which it grows is the caterpillar 'Hapilus fabricus'. The local people call it wormwood because it is half wormwood and half herb and in Sino-Tibet it is called Yarsagumba. This is also called " Kida- jadi."

Harvested Keeda - Jadi or Caterpillar fungus
(Cordyceps sinensis)

A team from Dehradun-based Indian Forest Research Institute has recently performed a wonderful study on it. Dr. Nirmal Sudhir Harsh, head of the Department of Forest Pathology at FRI, explains, "This herb is found in areas at an altitude of 3500 meters where the treeline ends, that is after the trees stop growing. From May to July when snow melts, the cycle of its growth begins.

This enchanting herb would not have made headlines had it not been for the recent scramble to find it, first sparked by record-breaking performances by Chinese female athletes in the 1500m, 3000m, and 10000m at the Stuttgart World Championships. Their trainer, Ma Junren, told reporters that he has given Yarsagumba regularly to their athletes, and then only they are able to win. It is said that 3-4 years ago, when this fungus used to sell at Rs 4 lakh per kg, now its price is Rs 8 lakh. 10 lacks per kg.

According to Botanist Dr. AN Shukla, “Nutrients such as proteins, peptides, amino acids, vitamins B-1, B-2, and B-12 are found in abundance in this fungus. They give instant strength and do not get caught in the doping test done on the players.” It has other uses in Sino-Tibetan traditional medicine. “It is considered a life-saving medicine for treating lungs and kidneys,” says Prema Lama, a priest at a Buddhist monastery in Dehradun.

According to sources, tonics that increase sexual arousal are also being prepared from wormwood, which is in high demand.” For all these reasons, its importance is so high, says SS Rawat, Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttarakhand, “Its business has to be legalized. And the Forest Department itself will get it collected, on the other hand, the concern of scientists and environmentalists is that whether it is illegal or legal, its indiscriminate exploitation is causing damage to the delicate biodiversity and ecology of the Himalayas.

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Long COVID Symptoms makes many changes like hair loss, low sex drive, erectile dysfunction, etc in the body – a study report

A study reveals that the long Covid Symptoms make many changes in the body. It includes hair loss and reduced libido. Other symptoms included chest pain, fever, bowel incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and limb swelling. About 2 million people in the UK have persistent symptoms after COVID infection, termed long COVID. They commonly reported long COVID symptoms, such as fatigue and shortness of breath, which have a significant effect on people's daily activities, quality of life, and capacity to work. But long COVID symptoms are much broader than this. In a new study published in the journal, Nature Medicine  62 symptoms have been identified as associated with long COVID.  

Much of the initial work undertaken to understand long COVID has been among people who were hospitalized, but most people infected with COVID have been managed in primary care, therefore, it is known relatively little about long COVID in people with typically milder initial infections. In the study, it has been analyzed electronic primary care records from more than 450,000 people in England with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID, and 1.9 million people with no prior history of COVID, from January 2020 to April 2021.  Both groups were matched very closely in terms of their demographic, social, and clinical characteristics, then, scientists assessed the relative differences in the reporting of 115 symptoms to GPs. For those who had COVID, they measured this at least 12 weeks after they were infected. 

They found that people who had been diagnosed with COVID were significantly more likely to report 62 symptoms, only 20 of which are included in the World Health Organization's clinical case definition for long COVID. Some of these symptoms were expected, like loss of sense of smell, shortness of breath, and fatigue. But some of the symptoms that they found to be strongly associated with COVID beyond 12 weeks were surprising and less well known, such as hair loss and reduced libido. Other symptoms included chest pain, fever, bowel incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and limb swelling. 

These differences in symptoms reported between the infected and uninfected groups remained even after we accounted for age, sex, ethnic group, socioeconomic status, body mass index, smoking status, the presence of more than 80 health conditions, and past reporting of the same symptom. 

They also found that younger age, female sex, belonging to certain ethnic minority groups, lower socioeconomic status, smoking, obesity, and a wide range of health conditions were all associated with a higher risk of reporting persistent symptoms more than 12 weeks after COVID infection.

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