Essential Oils in Nepal : A Practical Guide to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
Khilendra Gurung was born on May 2, 1975
in Ambung-1, Tehrathum, Nepal. He
received Master of Science degree in Botany
from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 1999.
His career has been focused on working on
the research, development and marketing
of essential oils and other natural products
since 2001. Since then he took the
responsibility for the formulation of natural
products using essential oils for several
herbal products manufacturers in Nepal.
Mr. Gurung has conducted several nationally
and internationally funded research works
o n n o n t i m b e r fo rest p ro d u c ts ’
identification, utilization and marketing
across the Himalayan regions and mid hills
of Nepal. His major fields of interest are
essential oils, aromatherapy, herbalism,
ethnobotany, biodiversity conservation and
non timber forest products’ utilization,
certification and marketing.
Mr. Gurung has attended several national
and international workshops, seminars and
symposia and has published a dozen of
research articles on essential oils,
ethnobotany and plant ecology to his credit
in scientific journals.
Himalayan
Bio Trade
Himalayan Bio Trade Private Limited (HBTL), founded in 2000 is a
natural products processing and marketing company, owned by a
consortium of community enterprises whose shareholders are the
community members who sustainably manage the forests. The
products, which HBTL markets, can be traced back to the forests
Essential Oils in Nepal :
that produced them and the women and men who harvested and
A Practical Guide to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
processed the responsibly harvested natural products.
HBTL and its community enterprises have received FSC, Organic and
Wildlife Friendly certifications. HBTL’s product range includes Nepali
handmade paper products, essential oils, Himalayan nettle products,
raw herbs and vegetable oils from wild species.
Wild crafted essential oils: The fragrance of the Himalayas
HBTL and its village cooperatives lead the way in producing and
marketing the only FSC, Organic and Wildlife Friendly certified
essential oils in the world. The wild plants are harvested from
responsibly managed forests by villagers, distilled by local communities
and quality controlled and packed by HBTL for sale to national and
international markets.
HBTL’s wild crafted essential oils include: Anthopogon, Artemisia,
Calamus, Himalayan silver fir, Jatamansi, Juniper berry, Juniper
needle, W intergreen, Valerian, and Zanthoxylum oils.
Correspondence
Himalayan Bio Trade Pvt. Ltd.
P O Box: 8941, Kathmandu, NEPAL
Tel: 00977-1-4386690, 2083309
E-mail: hbtlp@wlink.com.np
Khilendra Gurung
Website: www.himalayanbiotrade.com.np
Khilendra Gurung