Gather
Plants are gathered in the season and logged by band.
Mustang and Dolpa, Nepal
Medicinal herbs from high pastures, recorded with the gatherer, the altitude and the drying day.
Herb gatherers in Mustang and Dolpa collect wild plants from high pastures in the short season. We record each lot's gatherer, altitude and drying day, so a buyer knows the herb is wild and where it grew.
pema@himalherb.websiteA lot's climb down from the pasture
Dry
Lots are dried and the day is written.
Test
A lab check confirms the species.
Export
The lot is packed with its record code.
Three facts written on each lot
Who
Gatherer group. Each lot names the gatherer group, not the individual, for privacy.
Where
Altitude band. The altitude band of the gathering site is written on the lot.
When
Drying log. Drying days and temperature are kept until the lot is packed.
Buyers often ask
Are gatherers named?
Gatherers are shown as a group. The cooperative holds the list.
What does the altitude band show?
The band where the plant was gathered, so the buyer can judge the wild origin.
Who runs the lab check?
An accredited lab. We store its signed result.