Demand, End-Uses, and Conservation of Alpine Medicinal Plant Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D. Y. Hong in Central Himalaya
Table 6
Changes of legal provisions in trade and conservation of Neopicrorhiza by Government of Nepal.
Government notice (source)
Enforced date
Remarks on Neopicrorhiza
Nepal Gazette, 2001
2058.09.16 (12.28.2001)
Ban of Neopicrorhiza for collection, use, sale, distribution, transport and export
Nepal Gazette, 2003
2060.08.01 (17.11.2003)
Lifted the ban of Neopicrorhiza for collection, utilization, sale, distribution, transport and export.
Conditions for export
requires clear taxonomic identification of the species and confirmation by the Department of Plant Resources Department of Forest will permit the export after assessing the availability of the species. Otherwise, the export of this species is prohibited.
Nepal Gazette, 2005
2062.06.10 (11.25.2005)
Fixed the royalty rate NRs 10/kg for Neopicrorhiza. NRs 500 royalty for issuing CITES certificate for sale
Nepal Gazette, 2015
2072.07.17 (03.11.2015)
Revised royalty rate is NRs 15/kg. NRs 1000 royalty for issuing CITES certificate for export of CITES listed species, including Neopicrorhiza