In Nepal, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are used for subsistence as well as for trade  contributing 4 percent of the total contribution of forestry to the national economy. The important NTFPs of Nepal include:

• medicinal and aromatic plants
• lokta paper
• resin and turpentine
• sal seed
• katha and cutch
• sabai grass
• bamboo and rattan

2 000 plants in Nepal is reported to have medicinal properties of which 1 463 plants are known to be used locally. The majority of NTFPs fall into two contrasting groups: high value products from high altitudes, and low value products from lower altitudes (below 2 000 m). Most NTFP collection in Nepal occurs at high altitudes and in remote Himalayan regions.

External Links 

•  Non-wood Forest Products in Nepal