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Originally published in 2016. The priciest fungus in the world is a parasite that grows from a caterpillar’s head.

Since the original publication of this video, several studies have found results that allude to its health benefits.
NIH, 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33691194/
Pharmacological Research – Modern Chinese Medicine, 2023: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667142523000805
Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/fo/d3fo03770c

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