High demand for:
Sita Ashoka the main ingredient of Ahsokaristha (a key Ayurvedic formulation for gyaenecological disorders). The estimated demand of Sita Ashoka bark is in excess of 2,000 MT, however, the availability in the wild is extremely rare.
Guggal (Commiphora wightii) – a thorny bush which yields gum resin and is used in more than 100 Ayurvedic preparations. Likewise, though more than 1,000 MT of gum resin of Guggal is used by the Ayurvedic industry, more than 90% of this is imported.
Dashmools – used in the most widely used Ayurvedic preparation – Dashmoolarishta.
Bilva root (Aegle marmelos),
Agnimantha root (Premna integrifolia),
http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Premna-serratifolia.htm
Shyonaka root (Oroxylum indicum),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroxylum_indicum
Its pollinated by bats and here's an interesting site on bat plants :-)
http://www.batplants.co.uk/brokenbonesfinal.htm
http://theherbs.org/articles/article-87.html
Patala root (Stereospermym suaveolens),
Found in Davanagere Dist.
Kashmari root (Gmelina arborea),
Bruhati root (Solanum indicum),
Kantakari root (Solanum xanthocarpum) kandankattiri,
Shalaparni root (Desmodium ganageticum) pulladi, orilai,
Prushniparni root (Uraria picta),
Gokshura root (Tribulus terrestris)
Interesting article on the sea almond tree and the bat that pollinates it:
http://www.batplants.co.uk/sea%20almond%20tree.htm
And on casuarina:
http://www.batplants.co.uk/casuarina.htm
Michaelia champaka - orange flowers, nitrogen fixing.
Pongam
Arasu
Aala
Coral Tree - Erythrina stricta, nitrogen fixing
Interesting medicinal plants to grow:
Nilappanai Curculigo Orchioides
Poonaikaali Mucuna Pruriens Velvet bean
Bhoomishakkara kizhangu Ipomoea digitata
Ammukkara kizhangu Withania Somnifera Aswagandha
Asperagus Racemosus Sathavari
Sita Ashoka the main ingredient of Ahsokaristha (a key Ayurvedic formulation for gyaenecological disorders). The estimated demand of Sita Ashoka bark is in excess of 2,000 MT, however, the availability in the wild is extremely rare.
Guggal (Commiphora wightii) – a thorny bush which yields gum resin and is used in more than 100 Ayurvedic preparations. Likewise, though more than 1,000 MT of gum resin of Guggal is used by the Ayurvedic industry, more than 90% of this is imported.
Dashmools – used in the most widely used Ayurvedic preparation – Dashmoolarishta.
Bilva root (Aegle marmelos),
Agnimantha root (Premna integrifolia),
http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Premna-serratifolia.htm
Shyonaka root (Oroxylum indicum),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroxylum_indicum
Its pollinated by bats and here's an interesting site on bat plants :-)
http://www.batplants.co.uk/brokenbonesfinal.htm
http://theherbs.org/articles/article-87.html
Patala root (Stereospermym suaveolens),
Found in Davanagere Dist.
Kashmari root (Gmelina arborea),
Bruhati root (Solanum indicum),
Kantakari root (Solanum xanthocarpum) kandankattiri,
Shalaparni root (Desmodium ganageticum) pulladi, orilai,
Prushniparni root (Uraria picta),
Gokshura root (Tribulus terrestris)
Interesting article on the sea almond tree and the bat that pollinates it:
http://www.batplants.co.uk/sea%20almond%20tree.htm
And on casuarina:
http://www.batplants.co.uk/casuarina.htm
Michaelia champaka - orange flowers, nitrogen fixing.
Pongam
Arasu
Aala
Coral Tree - Erythrina stricta, nitrogen fixing
Interesting medicinal plants to grow:
Nilappanai Curculigo Orchioides
Poonaikaali Mucuna Pruriens Velvet bean
Bhoomishakkara kizhangu Ipomoea digitata
Ammukkara kizhangu Withania Somnifera Aswagandha
Asperagus Racemosus Sathavari
