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High altitude Himalayan regions are home to the therapeutic herb Swertia chirayata, also referred to as “chirayatah”. The tall, erect stem, lance-shaped leaves, and tiny greenish-yellowish blooms of this herb make it easy to identify. Its distinctive physical characteristics include egg-shaped fruits with dark seeds and an orange-brown stem with yellowish pith. It has antipyretic, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant, liver protection and maintenance of the GIT role. Local populations regularly used it to cure a variety of health problems due to its potent qualities. These include more complicated disorders like diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as common ones like fever, malaria and stomach difficulties.