Area  Altitude ( in feet) Cultivable medicinal species common hindi name)
1. Foot hill  Area up to 800 feet from sea level Khair, Gular, Harad, Pipermint, Vijaysar, Mulathi, Khurasani- ajwain, Reetha, Sarpagandha, Vasaka, Dhak, Aamla
2. River valley  800’ to 4000’ area Brahmi, Timoor, Kachnar, Amla, Peeple, Bach, Kaneer, Nagkeshar, Sarpgandha, Bel,Kaphal,Reetha,Chura, Pati, Tulsi sp., Nirgundh, Manjun, Vasaka, Musakand. 
3. Lower Himalayas 4000’ to 9000’ area Satavar, Daruhaldi, Vanapsa, Manjistha, Chirayata, Chameli, Tagar, Bhangeera, Padam, vurans, keshar, bajardenti, kantkari,Tulsi sp., Ban-tulsi, Ashwagandha, Artemisia sp., Bach, Arand, Baljari, Tejpat, Dioscoria sp.
4. Higher or Maha- Himalayas 9000’ to 14000’ Kuth, Atish, Salam-Punja ,Salam-Mishri, Ratanjyot, Jatamansi, Mamira, Kutiki, Dolu, Maida, Maha maida, Som, Bankakri, Guggual,Dhoop, Jatamansi, Vish, Meetha, Banajwain, Gandharayan, Pattarlong, Pashanbedh, Hansraj, Kalajeera, Kakoli, Jamboo, Talispatra.
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