Organic Farming of Tulsi and
Medicinal Plants
Medicinal plants-Information, Identification of Raw
Herbal Drugs, Cultivation :
Identification of Herbal Drugs:
From the earliest days of civilization, mankind has
turned to plants for healing, a tradition that has
survived the advent of modern medicine. Even today,
80% of the world’s population relies on traditional
medicine. About 70% of the healthcare needs of India
is being catered by traditional systems of medicine
including Ayurveda, which highly depend on the natural
resources. It is estimated that the world has about
250,000 plants to which India’a contribution
is about 50,000 plants of all groups including about
20,000 flowering plants and conifers. It is estimated
that out of these, 7,000 plants are used in the Traditional
Systems of Medicine and according to a recent survey
it is reported that 1,700 plants are used in Ayurvedic
system of medicine. However, the number of vegetable
drugs actually used by various Ayurvedic practitioners
in India and available in different drug markets in
India is between 500-700 only. The herbal drugs sold
in the markets in India go by different vernacular
or regional or trade names which vary from region
to region, thanks to the multi-lingual character of
our Country. Though the original names of the Ayurvedic
drugs as given in the classical literature are in
Sanskrit, in the trade they are known in the regional
or vernacular names like Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada,
Telugu, Malayalam, etc. The plethora of languages
prevailing in India has contributed to considerable
confusion in the botanical identity of the drug. A
few examples are Brahmi, Rasnapatti, Jivanti-which
refer to more than one plant. (Viswanathan et al,
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, vol. 2, no.
2, April,2003). Therefore, it has become imperative
to ascertain the correct identity of raw herbal drugs
before the manufacture of end-drugs.
PARAMPARA has expertise in this field and extends
its services in the exo-morphological identification
of raw drugs.
Information
on Medicinal Plants:
With the upsurge in international trade in medicinal
plants, several drug dealers have stated exporting
raw drugs or medicinal plants to other countries.
Intensive and extensive research are also being carried
out on all aspects of medicinal plants. As the dealers
and exporters are non-botanist, they may not have
the resources to collect information pertaining to
their identity, availability etc.
PARAMPARA has the necessary expertise in providing
any information on medicinal plants to its customers.
Other
Services Offered :
To make the practical aspects of traditional concepts
workable and capable of standing on its own as a viable
metaphor of life, Parampara offers consultancy services
for practitioners who have made tradition a part of
their lives, and who offer a holistic matrix of traditional
thought and action to society after years of sadhana.
Our consultants are also trained to make viable contributions
to a contemporary society.
The services
offered are :
Vaastu
The ancient Indian tradition of building design and
spatial relationships of people with people, and people
with the environment. Through a systematic understanding
of Vaastu Shastra, it is possible to design and construct
a healthy and sensitive building, as well as to heal
and order a space so that the occupants may be happy,
well adjusted and prosperous.
