<p>At least six people, including two women, have gone missing in Nepal while picking up a precious Himalayan herb meant for vitality, as avalanches struck two remote mountainous regions of the country, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Yarshagumba is a half herb and half insect, believed to have the power to increase vitality and sexual energy. The herb, also known as caterpillar fungus, is found in the high Himalayas.</p>.<p>An avalanche occurred on Tuesday in the mountainous area of the Darchula district, burying 12 people who had set up tents to collect the herb.</p>.<p>Out of those buried, seven were rescued alive with the help of security personnel and local people.</p>.<p>However, four men and one woman could not be located till Wednesday afternoon, according to the police.</p>.<p>A team of 25 security personnel was headed to the incident site, The Himalayan Times newspaper quoted Deputy Superintendent of Police Deputy Iswori Dutta Bhatta as saying.</p>.<p>"It takes an hour for us to reach there. Then only we will know the ground realities", DSP Bhatta, who was on the way to the avalanche site, said.</p>.<p>In a separate incident, a 32-year-old woman went missing in the Bajhang district after an avalanche swept her while she was picking up Yarshagumba, police said.</p>.<p>An additional team of police was dispatched to the area to conduct the search and rescue operation.</p>.<p>Yarshagumba costs at least Rs 50,000 per kg in the Nepalese market and has high demand in the international market.</p>
<p>At least six people, including two women, have gone missing in Nepal while picking up a precious Himalayan herb meant for vitality, as avalanches struck two remote mountainous regions of the country, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Yarshagumba is a half herb and half insect, believed to have the power to increase vitality and sexual energy. The herb, also known as caterpillar fungus, is found in the high Himalayas.</p>.<p>An avalanche occurred on Tuesday in the mountainous area of the Darchula district, burying 12 people who had set up tents to collect the herb.</p>.<p>Out of those buried, seven were rescued alive with the help of security personnel and local people.</p>.<p>However, four men and one woman could not be located till Wednesday afternoon, according to the police.</p>.<p>A team of 25 security personnel was headed to the incident site, The Himalayan Times newspaper quoted Deputy Superintendent of Police Deputy Iswori Dutta Bhatta as saying.</p>.<p>"It takes an hour for us to reach there. Then only we will know the ground realities", DSP Bhatta, who was on the way to the avalanche site, said.</p>.<p>In a separate incident, a 32-year-old woman went missing in the Bajhang district after an avalanche swept her while she was picking up Yarshagumba, police said.</p>.<p>An additional team of police was dispatched to the area to conduct the search and rescue operation.</p>.<p>Yarshagumba costs at least Rs 50,000 per kg in the Nepalese market and has high demand in the international market.</p>