Ministry of Health and Family Welfare27-February, 2008 16:39 IST
Cultivation of Medicinal Plants
Lok Sabha

National Medicinal Plants Board has been implementing Contractual Farming Scheme under which financial assistance @ 30% of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 9.00 lakhs, is provided to farmers / growers for cultivation of identified medicinal plants. The Scheme is implemented through State Medicinal Plant Boards. The Board had identified list of 32 medicinal plants for cultivation and development on priority can be seen at Annexure-I. However, as per Operational Guidelines, projects for cultivation of other commercially important plants can also be considered for which assured market exists. The Board has since revised list of prioritized plants for cultivation and development under its schemes can be seen at Annexure-II.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

KR/SK/243 – LS

ANNEXURE-I

 

List of 32 medicinal plants identified by National Medicinal Plants Board for development and cultivation on priority

 

 

S. No.

Common Name

Botanical Name

 

1.       

Amla

Emblica officinalis Gaertn

2.       

Ashok

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde

3.       

Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal

4.       

Atees

Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle

5.       

Bael

Aegle marmelos (Linn) Corr.

6.       

Bhumi amlaki

Phyllanthus amarus Schum & Thonn.

7.       

Brahmi

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

8.       

Chandan

Santalum album Linn.

9.       

Chirata

Swertia chirata Buch-Ham.

10.   

Daruhaldi

Berberis aristata DC.

11.   

Giloe

Tinospora cordifolia Miers.

12.   

Gudmar

Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.

13.   

Guggal

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari

14.   

Isabgol

Plantago ovata Forsk.

15.   

Jatamansi

Nardostachys jatamansi DC.

16.   

Kalihari

Gloriosa superba Linn.

17.   

Kalmegh

Andrographis paniculata Wall. ex Nees

18.   

Kesar

Crocus sativus Linn.

19.   

Kokum

Garcinia indica Chois.

20.   

Kuth

Saussurea costus C. B. Clarke (S.lappa)

21.   

Kutki

Picrorhiza kurroa Benth ex Royle

22.   

Makoy

Solanum nigrum Linn.

23.   

Mulethi

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.

24.   

Musali Safaid

Chlorophytum borivillianum Sant.

25.   

Patharchur

Coleus barbatus Benth. /C. vettiveroides Jacob

26.   

Pippal

Piper longum Linn.

27.   

Sarpgandha

Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. ex Kurz

28.   

Senna

Cassia angustifolia Vahl.

29.   

Shatavari

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

30.   

Tulsi

Ocimum sanctum Linn.

31.   

Vai Vidang

Embelia ribes Burm. f.

32.   

Vatsnabh

Aconitum ferox Wall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEXURE-II

 

Suggested/revised list of prioritized plants for development and cultivation under scheme of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)

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Botanical Name

Common Name

1

Aconitum ferox Wall

Vatsnabh

2

Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle

Atees

3

Aconitum palmatum D. Don

Prativisa

4

Acorus calamus Linn.

Vach

5

Aegle marmelos (Linn) Corr.

Beal

6

Albizzia lebbeck Benth

Shirish

7

Aloe vera Tourn ex Linn.

Ghritkumari

8

Alstonia scholaris R. Br.

Satvin, Saptaparna

9

Altingia excelsa Noronha

Silarasa

10

Andrographis paniculata Wall ex. Nees

Kalmegh

11

Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.

Agar

12

Artemisia annua Linn.

Artemisia

13

Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Shatavari

14

Azadirachta indica A. Juss

Neem

15

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

Brahmi

16

Berberis aristata DC

Daruhaldi

17

Boerhaavia diffusa Linn.

Punarnava

18

Carum carvi Linn.

Kala jeera

19

Cassia angustifolia Vahl.

Senna

20

Centella asiatica Linn.

Mandookparni

21

Chlorophytum borivillianum Sant.

Shwet Musali

22

Cinnamomum (C. zeylanicum, C. tamala, C. camphora)

(Dalchini, Tejpat,.Kafoor)

23

Coleus barbatus Benth

Pather Chur

24

Coleus vettiveroides K.C. Jacob

Hrivera

25

Commiphora whightii (Arn.) Bhandari

Guggul

26

Convolvulus microphyllus

Shankhapushpi

27

Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham

Varun

28

Crocus sativus Linn.

Kesar

29

Cryptolepis buchanani Roem & schult

Krsna sariva

30

Digitalis purpurea Linn.

Foxglove

31

Dioscorea floribunda

Dioscorea

32

Embelia ribes Burm. F

Vai Vidang

33

Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

Amla

34

Ferula foetida Regel

Hing

35

Garcinia indica Chois

Kokum

36

Gentiana kurroo Royle

Trayamana

37

Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo

38

Gloriosa superba Linn.

Kalihari

39

Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.

Liqurice, Mulethi

40

Gmelina arborea Linn.

Gambhari

41

Gymnema sylvestre R. Br.

Gudmar

42

Hedychium spicatum Ham.

Kapur kachari

43

Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.

Anantmool, Sarsaparilla

44

Hippophae rhamnoides Linn.

Seabuckthorn

45

Holarrhena antidysentrica Wall.

Kurchi/Kutaj

46

Ipomoea petaloidea Choisy

Vrddhadaruka

47

Ipomoea turpethum R. Br.

Trivrit

48

Litsea glutinosa

Listea

49

Mesua ferrea Linn.

Nagakeshar

50

Mucuna pruriens Bak.

Konch

51

Nardostachys jatamansi DC.

Jatamansi

52

Ocimum sanctum Linn.

Tulsi

53

Orchis latifolia Linn.

Salampanja

54

Oroxylum indicum vent.

Syonaka

55

Panax pseudo-ginseng

Ginseng

56

Parmelia perlata Ach.

Saileya

57

Phyllanthus amarus Schum & Thonn.

Bhumi amlaki

58

Picrorhiza kurrooa Benth ex Royle

Kutki

59

Piper longum Linn.

Pippali

60

Plantago ovata Forsk.

Isabgol

61

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

Bankakri, Indian podophyllum

62

Premna integrifolia Linn.

Agnimanth

63

Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. f.

Raktachandan, Red sanders

64

Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. Ex Kurz

Sarpgandha

65

Salacia reticulata, Salacia oblongata

Saptachakra (Saptarangi)

66

Santalum album Linn.

Chandan

67

Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde

Ashok

68

Saussurea lappa/Saussurea costus C.B. Clarke (S. lappa)

Kuth, Kustha

69

Smilax china Linn.

Hrddhatri (Madhu snuhi), Chob Chini Lokhandi

70

Solanum nigrum Linn.

Makoy

71

Stereospermum suaveolens DC.

Patala

72

Stevia rebaudiana

Madhukari

73

Swertia chirata Buch-Ham

Chirata, Charayatah

74

Taxus baccata Linn.

Thuner, Talispatra

75

Terminalia arjuna W. &. A.

Arjuna

76

Terminalia belerica Roxb.

Behera

77

Terminalia chebula Retz.

Harad

78

Tinospora cordifolia Miers

Giloe 

79

Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dunal

Ashwagandha

80

Woodfordia fruticosa Lurz

Dhataki

 

 

 

 

 


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