| AST | Ashtavarga Kvatha Curna |
| BHS | biodiversity heritage sites |
| BMC | Biodiversity Management Committee |
| BNF | Bangladesh National Formulary |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| HFRI | Himalayan Forest Research Institute |
| HMS | Himalayan medicine system |
| IHR | Indian Himalayan Region |
| IPR | intellectual property rights |
| ISM | Indian System of Medicines |
| JFM | Joint Forest Management |
| KFD | Kedarnath Forest Division |
| MAPs | medicinal and aromatic plants |
| MDMA | 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine |
| MPCA | Medicinal Plant Conservation Area |
| NBAI | National Biodiversity Authority of India |
| NMPB | National Medicinal Plants Board |
| RET | species rare, endangered and threatened species |
| SNS | sacred natural sites |
| THC | tetrahydrocannabinol |
| TKBS | traditional knowledge-based systems |
| WHO | World Health Organization |