Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

Land of great diversity

Home for a large variety of flora and fauna

Traditional medical folklore in the form of Ayurveda,

Homeopathy, Siddha

Traditional systems based on Plants

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WHO ..80% world population relies on plant based

raw materials for medicinal purpose

20,000 plant species: Medicinal

About 100 species are commercially cultivated

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Plants possess unique features

Wide spread and used in formulations

Quite effective in small dose

Less side effects

Preparations: simple, effective & have broad spectrum

activities

Rich in disease specific curative properties PPRC/INDIA 03

The age-old scriptures contained detailed account of medicinal plants..5000 B.C.

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Scripture Dates back No. of Plants

Yajurveda 4500 2500 B.C. 290

Atharvaveda

Charaka Samhita 700 B.C. 1100

Sushruta Samhita 200 B.C. 1200

Category No. of plants

Tribal communications 550

Ethnic groups 220

Forest villages 5000

Plants from higher group 17,500

Major vegetarian types 16

Ethno-medical utility plants 9500

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Western Himalayas

Eastern Himalayas

North-Eastern region

Semi-arid region

Gangetic plains

Western Ghats

Eastern Ghats

Andaman & Nicobar

Islands

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Ginseng roots

Chirayita herb

Gum-resin of Asafoetida

Liquorice root

Guggal

Medicinal plants

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Imports of Medi-aroma plants

Geranium

Patchouli

Lavender

Clove leaf / stem oil

Vetiver

Peppermint

Supermint

Bergamot mint

Aromatic plants

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Plantago ovata

Cassia angustifolia

Rheum australe

Rauwolfia serpentina

Hedychium spicatum

Zingiber officinale PPRC/INDIA 09

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Acorus calamus

Adathoda vasica

Juglans regia

Punica granatum

Juniperus communis

Heracleum candicans PPRC/INDIA 16

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Picrorhiza kurroa

Aconitum species

Saussurea lappa

Swertia chirata

Podophyllum emodi

Valeriana wallichii PPRC/INDIA 23

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Apamarga

Babul

Bael

Shirish

Vish Naag

Kalmegh

Kutaki

Kaner

Sadabahar

Brahmi

Musali safed

Tejpatra

Lemon

Arjun PPRC/INDIA 30

ARJUN

KALMEGH BAEL

BRAHMI

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Vad

Gular

Tulsi

Medha

Pudina

Karela

Amla

Bavchi

Chitrak

Sarpagandha

Ashwagandha

Erand

Jamun

Imli PPRC/INDIA 32

KARELA

PUDINA JAMUN

AMLA

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Karanj

Baheda

Hirda

Ginger

Shatavari

Neem

Bhringaraaj

Garlic

Turmeric

Adulsa

Datura

Peepal

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HIRDA

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BAHEDA

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