Cordyceps are found in the Himalayas at high altitudes in excess of 4000 metres, and its common knowledge that many pickers risk their lives, and some never return. The cost of a single cordyceps is $10, and if you buy a kilo it sells for $40,000.
Cordyceps are collected in the summer and dried, preserved and mostly exported to Asia. The Bhutanese government regulates the collection and wholesale markets to maintain a stable market.
The myth of cordyceps are a myth or not, you need to decide, but if you plan to buy any understand that it takes doses to get results.
