 The study examines the economic, social, medicinal, and traditional use of Himalayan giant nettle, gerodinia diversifolia, in Nepal, highlighting its importance as an income source for rural mountainous communities. However, the resource stock is declining due to changes in grazing practices and cash crop expansion, prompting the need for cultivation, sustainable harvesting, and policy formulation on one-door taxation systems to preserve this valuable natural fiber species. This article was authored by B. J. Raj Sabedi, Ramprasad Chaudhary, Yadav Uprati, and others.