Demand, End‐Uses, and Conservation of Alpine Medicinal Plant <i>Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora</i> (Pennell) D. Y. Hong in Central Himalaya

Kafle, Gandhiv; (Sharma), Indira Bhattarai; Siwakoti, Mohan; Shrestha, Arjun Kumar

doi:10.1155/2018/6024263

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“…Business has been affected by a string of incidents, from national strikes during the Maoist insurgency to the 2015 Indian closure of the Nepalese border. Trade shocks can be sudden and unexpected, e.g., the promulgation of the CITES Act in 2017 [58] that unintentionally banned the trade of Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC. rhizomes.…”

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“…Rising domestic demand for consumer products containing medicinal plants is the factor driving the increase in the number of medicinal plant secondary processing enterprises in Nepal, up from fewer than 20 in the late 1990s to several hundred today-somewhere between 233-325 enterprises according to [31]. This rising domestic demand has been noted in a few studies [1, 58,59]. Private actors are pulled into the industry in response to opportunities and market signals; the emergence of the sector was thus not a result of public policy measures aimed at the medicinal plant production network-for an overview of such policies, e.g., the government's Herbs and Non-Timber Forest Product Development Policy from 2004, see [12].…”

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“…Even if there is a lack of studies documenting unsustainable harvests [12]-such studies are resource consuming-there is widespread concern that a number of species may currently be overharvested (e.g., Paris polyphylla Sm., Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC., Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D. Y. Hong, and Zanthoxylum armatum DC.) [4,44,58,74,75]. Given the currently available funding for medicinal plant-related research, there is no way to establish species-level sustainable harvest estimates for the 300 species in trade [26].…”

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Plant-Based Sustainable Development—The Expansion and Anatomy of the Medicinal Plant Secondary Processing Sector in Nepal

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There is an increasing global demand for medicinal plants. Nevertheless, the nature and scale of processing in national-level medicinal plant production networks, and how this can contribute to sustainable development, are poorly understood. This study (i) uncovers and explains the emergence of the Nepalese medicinal plant secondary processing sector, (ii) characterises the enterprises and identify the obstacles they face, (iii) quantifies the volumes and values of processed species and end markets, and (iv) discusses the potential to contribute to sustainable economic development. Empirical data were generated from key informant interviews and qualitative (n = 13) and quantitative (n = 79) semi-structured surveys of medicinal plant processing enterprises. In 2014–15, the sector purchased 3679 metric tonnes of air-dry raw materials (across 67 products) for USD 4.0 million, producing 494 tonnes of end-products valued at USD 11.2 million. The sector is characterised by small enterprises. Rising domestic demand drove the increase in the number of enterprises. Key business obstacles were export barriers, low access to technology, infrastructure and service barriers, labour challenges, socio-economic and political instability, and the inefficient bureaucracy. The actions required to change from being a supplier of raw materials and producer of lower-value domestic consumer products to integrating into the global economy as an exporter of higher-value products that are sustainably sourced are discussed.

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“…These enumerators were able to identify the Ayurvedic medicine in which Neopicrorhiza was present as an ingredient, so they conducted interviews to those who purchased only those medicines. The list of Ayurvedic medicines containing Neopicrorhiza used in this research is available in Kafle et.al., (53). One hundred one (101) purchasers of Neopicrorhiza-containing Ayurvedic medicines were surveyed in Bharatpur (19.7%), 12 in Birgunj (2.3%), 167 in Butwal (32.6%), 52 in Gorkha Headquarter (10.1%), and 181 in Kathmandu (35.3%).…”

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Consumers Caring Health with End Products (Ayurvedic Medicines) Containing Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora in Nepal

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Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D. Y. Hong is an endangered herbaceous medicinal plant found in subalpine and alpine zone of eastern Himalayas comprising Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan and China. Rhizomes of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (hereinafter referred to as Neopicrorhiza) have medicinal properties and are highly traded in Nepal, India and China. Information on driving factors for demand of Neopicrorhiza from consumer perspective is unknown, knowledge of which is important because it can allow insights into future demand and sustainability of future trade. In this context, a survey was conducted among purchasers and consumers (patients) of end products (Ayurvedic medicines) containing Neopicrorhiza (n=513) in five different cities of Nepal from March to July 2017 using structured questionnaire to explore characteristics of consumers and consumption of end products of Neopicrorhiza. The utilization of Ayurvedic medicines containing Neopicrorhiza for treatment of health disorders of human is prevalent in Nepal. Men and women patients of diverse ages and with different socio-economic profiles were found to consume Ayurvedic medicines containing Neopicrorhiza to treat health disorders associated with different organ systems of body. The patients receiving Ayurvedic medicines containing Neopicrorhiza were children, adults and elders ranging from 1 to 98 years old (av. 37.6 years). Employed and unemployed, educated and illiterate consumers were found to consume Ayurvedic medicines containing Neopicrorhiza to treat their health disorders in Nepal. Patients receiving those medicines were from households having diverse annual cash income levels. The purchase and consumption of Ayurvedic medicine containing Neopicrorhiza was most often guided by a doctor’s prescription. Most of the respondents believed that the prices of those Ayurvedic medicines were fairer than other types of medicines. Similar studies are recommended in other countries like India and China where the Neopicrorhiza is exported from Nepal.

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“…Establishing sustainable wild harvest rates, increased cultivation [62]; increased local resource management and capacity building [62]; enhancing raw material quality, improved processing technology, product innovation [37]; improved policy implementation [47]; increased transboundary species conservation and regional trade collaboration [36,64] What is the strength of the link to environmental sustainability?…”

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Towards a Global Framework for Analysing the Forest-Based Bioeconomy

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2021

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The bioeconomy approach offers potential solutions to global challenges, including sustainable forest management. The body of literature on the forest-based bioeconomy is rapidly expanding, and the diversity of approaches is bewildering. In this paper, we (1) discuss and clarify terminology related to the forest-based bioeconomy as a basis for (2) developing a general framework for analysing the forest-based bioeconomy, which is then (3) applied to two bioeconomy cases. The point of departure is a structured literature review; through qualitative content analysis, we identified the key questions characterizing current approaches to the forest-based bioeconomy; subsequently, the two cases were investigated through analysis of nominal and functional national bioeconomy policy documents and case-specific literature. Answering the key questions allowed the identification of five distinct schools of thought that make up the global framework: the biotechnology, techno-bioresource, socio-bioresource, eco-efficiency, and eco-society schools. These provide a systematic tool to analyse key paradigms, public policy goals, product or service sold, stakeholders, strength of environmental sustainability, and likely transition pathways. We illustrate the application of the framework through analysis of two cases (medicinal plants in Nepal and timber in Finland). We end by discussing how to operationalize the framework further.

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

Cited by 14 publications

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Plant-Based Sustainable Development—The Expansion and Anatomy of the Medicinal Plant Secondary Processing Sector in Nepal

Plant-Based Sustainable Development—The Expansion and Anatomy of the Medicinal Plant Secondary Processing Sector in Nepal

Consumers Caring Health with End Products (Ayurvedic Medicines) Containing Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora in Nepal

Towards a Global Framework for Analysing the Forest-Based Bioeconomy

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