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Herbs Production & Processing Co. Ltd.
Native name
जडीबुटी उत्पादन तथा प्रशोधन कम्पनी लिमिटेडको
Company typePublic
IndustryHerbal medicine
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Headquarters
Koteshwor, Kathmandu
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Nepal
Key people
Rewati Raj Adhikari (Deputy Manager), Dr. Sindhu Prasad Dhungana (chairperson)
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
Websitehppcl.com.np

Herbs Production & Processing Co. Ltd. (abbr. HPPCL)(Nepali: जडिबुटी उत्पादन तथा प्रसोधन कम्पनी)is a Government of Nepal undertaking herbal production company.[1][2][3] [4]

History

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The company was established in 1981 under the supervision of government of Nepal.[5] It is the first Nepali company to harvest the countries MAPs (medicinal and aromatic plants) and produce medicinal extract and essential oil for the pharmaceutical, food, beauty and wellness industries.[6] Dr. Sindu Prasad Dhungana is the current chairperson of the company.[7][8]

The headquarter of the company is in Kathmandu. It owns 500 Bighas of land in Bara, 70 hectors in Belbari, 25 hector in Sunsari and 4.5 hector in Kailali districts to grow the medicinal herbs.[9] In Kanchanpur it owns 20 Ropanis land.[10] A branch office was established in Jajarkot (Karnali district) in 2078 BS.[11]

Products

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  • Sancho: It is one of the main product with annual production totalling to 3.3 million units. It is essentially Zanthoxylum oil made from a blend of various Himalayan essential herb oils and used for curing minor aches and cold. It consists of eucalyptus, kapoor, Tusli, Timoor . [9] [12]
  • Balm[9]
  • Himalayan massage oil[9]
  • Silajit[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "How do places deal with overnight fame". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  2. ^ "Nepal: Herbal Industry & its Market! – Telegraph Nepal". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  3. ^ diwakar (2022-07-06). "Medicinal plants in Nepal: New threats impede the exploitation of rich yet unexplored potential - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  4. ^ "नेतृत्वले सुधारेको जडिबुटी कम्पनी : ३८ वर्षदेखि तलब मागिरहेको कम्पनी अहिले करोडौंको नाफामा". Imagekhabar - Online News Portal of Nepal. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  5. ^ "HPPCL". hppcl.com.np. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  6. ^ Innocenti, Gabbriella; Dall’Acqua, Stefano; Scialino, Giuditta; Banfi, Elena; Sosa, Silvio; Gurung, Khilendra; Barbera, Mariagnese; Carrara, Maria (April 2010). "Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Rhododendron anthopogon Essential Oil". Molecules. 15 (4): 2326–2338. doi:10.3390/molecules15042326. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6257328. PMID 20428045.
  7. ^ "Dr Sindhu Prasad Dhungana: A male champion for gender equality - Nepal - Australia Awards - South Asia & Mongolia". australiaawardsnepal.org. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  8. ^ "Hemant R Ojha & Sindhu Prasad Dhungana - The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  9. ^ a b c d e "बिसन्चोको साथी 'सन्चो'". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  10. ^ "जडीबुटीका क्षेत्रमा लगानी बढाइने". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  11. ^ annapurnapost.com@gmail.com. "जडिबुटी उत्पादन तथा प्रशोधन केन्द्र स्थापना". Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  12. ^ Pyakurel, Dipesh; Subedee, Bijay Raj; Subedi, Chandra Kanta; Gurung, Janita; Chaudhary, Ram Prasad (2022-04-01). "Trade potentiality of oils extracted from Prunus davidiana (wild apricot), Sapindus mukorossi (soapnut) and Zanthoxylum armatum (Nepalese pepper) in Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal". Environmental Challenges. 7: 100490. doi:10.1016/j.envc.2022.100490. ISSN 2667-0100. S2CID 247100449.
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  • Official website [1]
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