Demand, End-Uses, and Conservation of Alpine Medicinal Plant Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D. Y. Hong in Central Himalaya

Table 1

Details of herbal products surveyed for Neopicrorhiza as an ingredient in retailer shops (n=38).

Herbal product categories	Herbal products checked in Kathmandu	Herbal products checked in Bharatpur	Total herbal products checked
Ayurvedic medicine	405	725	1130
Herbal cosmetics	162	75	237
Incense	67	26	93
Massage oil	67	59	126
Soap and shampoo	105	58	163
Unprocessed herb	84	0	84
Food additive	107	22	129
Vegetable oil	12	0	12
Tea	277	62	339
Total	1286	1027	2313

Source: Field survey (2015/16).
Herbal product categories mentioned in Table 1 were adopted from Smith-Hall et al. [28].