Species Use Database

Pang-Poe
Nardostachys jatamansi

Used for Medicine and hygiene in Bhutan

A. Species

Scientific name: Nardostachys jatamansi

Common name(s): Pang-Poe

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Bhutan

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: National Level

Name/Details of location: Bhutan Himalaya region


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2022

End Year: 2022


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene

Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)

Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The author's state that the impact of illegal harvesting on populations is high and sustainable harvesting and management strategies have minimal effect.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

Recommends an annual harvest limit of 4% of the growing stock, with a rotation period of 5 years cumulating to 20% harvest at the end of the fifth year.


Record source

Information about the record source: grey_lit

Date of publication/issue/production: 2025-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Wangchuk. S., Shacha. N., Gyeltshen. N., Wangmo. K., Dukpa. K., Sangay., Tshering. T., &Tshering. D. (2025). Non-detrimental Findings of Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC, Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training, Department of Forests and Park Services, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Bumthang, Bhutan.

Date of record entry: 2025-07-02