Review on Value Chain Analysis of Kothala Himbutu, <em>Salacia chinensis</em>

Kothala Himbutu has high importance with medicinal value. The goal of this analysis is to get information that wanted map the value chain, give suggestions, and associated challenges focused on developing productive globally competitive industries reliant upon sustainable management limited natural resources such as Himbutu. However, there a gap in ethnopharmacological literature terms understanding what significant chains underutilized crop, could have. For study, mixed-methods approach focuses general review systematic online search hand bibliographies discussions respondents Ayurvedic practitioners, plant cultivators, herbal collectors, middlemen, drug sellers, manufacturers, raw material suppliers. overall chain operates little vertical integration almost no horizontal collaboration. Downstream activities depended market demand while upstream were addition. Consumer awareness value-added products was insufficient due unavailability market. Our paper takes critical stocktake Sri Lanka identify its role rural medicine income security.