Jhapa: In the fiscal year 2023/24, medicinal herbs valued at approximately Rs 81.14 million were exported via the eastern border point at Kakarbhitta.
According to the Quarantine Office in Kakarbhitta, exports included Chiraito, Reetha, Majitho (Rubia Cordifolia), Berberis Aristata, gooseberry (Amala), Sati Bayar, and various other forest products. During the same fiscal year, exports included around 160 metric tons of Chiraito valued at Rs 48.6 million. Chiraito is commercially cultivated in districts such as Taplejung, Panchthar, Illam, Tehrathum, Sankhuwasabha, Dhankuta, and Bhojpur.
Additionally, 83 metric tons of Majitho worth Rs 16.52 million, 151 metric tons of Reetha worth Rs 9.694 million, 11 metric tons of gooseberry (Amala) worth Rs 1.134 million, and 24 metric tons of Berberis Aristata worth Rs 1.2 million were exported during the same period.
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