History of MAPs in Nepal

• The history of Medicinal plants is as old as 2800 B.C. illustrated by the list of 300 medicinal plants in a book called Shennong Bencao Jing.
• Great efforts were taken for the systematic development of MAPS by establishing Department of Medicinal Plants (DMP) in 1960 and was continued until 1988.
• In 1988, DMP and Forest research division was merged and department of forestry and Plant research was created.
• In 1993, the department was separated to the Department of Plant resources (DPR) and Forest research and survey center, which is at present designated as Department of forest Research and Survey (DFRS).