DESI UTPAD
Roots and seeds of chora are aromatic and used as a condiment and spice in hills. It is also used as a flavoring agent in various food items. Chora is collected by inhabitants of Western Himalaya from wild habitat as a source of food and medicine for their personal use as well as for selling. It is known to have high market and medicinal value and is sold at local and national level. People usually uproot whole plant while collecting chora from its natural habitat and this unsustainable practice of collection has placed chora in a list of critically endangered plants of the Himalayas. Seeds and roots of chora are aromatic and used as a flavoring agent, condiment or spice in various food items. For this roots and seeds are dried and ground into powder.