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

Table 3

Province-wise industrial demand of Neopicrorhiza in 2015/16.

Province 2			Province 3			Province 4			Province 5
Districts	Volume (tons)	Value (USD)	Districts	Volume (tons)	Value (USD)	Districts	Volume (tons)	Value (USD)	Districts	Volume (tons)	Value (USD)
Parsa	0.975	3375.72	Kathmandu	1.721	19422.33	Gorkha	0.340	5048.54	Rupandehi	2.090	24407.76
Rautahat	0.200	2184.46	Lalitpur	0.270	16669.90
			Dhading	0.400	8388.35
			Chitwan	0.050	792.23
			Makawanpur	0.030	1310.68
Total	1.175	5560.18		2.471	46583.49		0.340	5048.54		2.090	24407.76

Flat exchange rate: USD 1 = NRs 103; USD = United States Dollar, NRs = Nepalese Rupees.