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I n st i t u t e o f Ayu r ve d a & In te g r a t i ve M e d i c i n e (I- AIM )

I -AIMs Ethnomedicinal Garden

74/2B, Jarakabande Kaval, Post Attur, Via Yelahanka, Bangalore-560 106

Tel: 91 80 28568004, 28568000, 28568001 Fax: 91 80 28567926

E-mail: [email protected]

www.iaim.edu.in

Centre for H erbal Gardens &Landscaping Services

2012

A Centre of excellence on medicinal plants and traditional knowledgeunder the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India


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Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman FRLHT Planting a sapling in thetheme garden

BACKGROUND The Institute of Ayurveda & IntegrativeMedicine (I-AIM) is a recognized Centreof Excellence in Medicinal Plants and

Traditional Knowledge. The ethnomedicinal garden is a'Knowledge Park'that provides a visual introduction toseveral hundred species of medicinalplants from various bio-geographicalregions of the country.

The long term vision of the herbal garden group is to promote the establishmentof herbal gardens, in the diverse ecosystems in rural and urban areas.

The short term objective of the group is to designan educational medicinal plant garden, withaccessions of all such medicinal plants that can begrown in the ecological environment of Jarakabande Kaval, Bangalore and to strive to be apioneering centre for education and training forthe establishment of home, community andinstitutional herbal gardens.

What is unique about I-AIM herbal garden?I-AIM Garden is a unique garden that has been

aesthetically landscaped, exclusively with native medicinal plants. It is a liverepository of 1,200 species of medicinal plants, collected from all over India thatcan be grown in the climatic conditions of Bangalore.

You can find over 32 theme based demonstration plots in the garden. Theseplants belong to all habits, ranging from herbs, shrubs, climbers and trees. Many

rare species can also be observed and studied here.

Attractive signages accompany eachplant to inform the visitors about theethno-botany of each plant. There arespecial signages for some plant speciesthat are host to specific butterflies.

Physical features:Location : Jarakabande Kaval

Yelahanka,Bangalore,Karnataka, India

Latitude : N 13° 07.408'Longitude : E 077° 32.878' Altitude : 960 m MSL Area : 5haGradient : Slight slope from

West to EastNative vegetation type : Tropical thorny

scrubSoil : Red gravelyRainfall : 80 cm/annum


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Our Visitors:Our visitors include students, doctors, folkhealers, traders, housewives and researchers. You canenjoy the beautifully landscaped garden and also learnhow to grow plants, their uses as well as simpleprocedures for preparation of herbal remedies.

The current holdings of the garden cover 375 genera and120 families and as we keep adding unique species, thesenumbers will keep going up.

Layout and design The garden is designed using the natural contoursof the site. It intersperses buildings and other permanentstructures of the institute. Since its inception in 2002, the

garden has established 32 themes and several stand alone plants that will surelyenhance active interest in the mind of avisitor. The various thematic gardensare broadly grouped under two maincategories, namely, Plants used in everyday life and Plants of conservationconcern. This garden has the advantageof research back up from some of thebest taxonomists who are experts in

flora of Western and Eastern Ghats,North-West and North-East of Indiaand reputed physicians of the varioustraditional systems of medicine. Ourgarden also has interesting features like water bodies, pergolas, rockery, climbertunnels, winding paths, hedges, lush green lawns made of medicinal grass, etc.It is a marvelous example of a garden created using only medicinal plants. Thegarden has an information centre on distribution of medicinal plants in India.It is also linked to a world class herbarium on medicinal plants.

A special effort has been made to collect andgrow plants from different bio-geographicalregions of the country. Thus, there is visibleevidence of having different infraspecificmorphological variations of some species. Aperusal of the list of species in the garden will alsoreveal the extent ofcoverage of various

species used by differentI ndian systems ofmedicine: Ayurveda (636),

Siddha (450), Unani (160), Homoeopathy (128), Tibetan(185) and Folk (702). The garden has one of the largestcollection of plants mentioned in the HortusMalabaricus (230).

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Calotropis procera

Centrantherum bracteatum

Coleus amboinicus

THEMES The plants introduced in the garden are

organised into specific themes for better

perception and appreciation of the value of the

plants. The following provides an overview ofthe different themes and the plants belonging to

them.

1. Antidotes for poisonous bites: This theme

comprises of plants that are used as antidotes for

bites/stings of snake, scorpion, bees, etc. Eg.A langium salvifolium, A ndrographis paniculata, A nisomeles

malabarica, A ristolochia indica, Cissampelos pareira,

Codariocalyx motorius, Corallocarpus epigaeus, Costus

speciosus, Cryptolepis buchananii, Cryptostegia

grandiflora, Cyclea peltata, Kalanchoe laciniata,

Lobelia nicotianaefolia, Pouzolzia zeylanica, Priva

leptostachya, Rubia cordifolia, Calotropis procera,

Rauvolfia serpentina, etc.

2. Aromatic medicinal plants: This theme

gives an insight of different plants that are

source of aroma. The aromatic oil in theirleaves, fruits, flowers, stem or roots, can be

used as medicines. Eg.A rtemisia nilagirica,

Bursera penicillata, Centratherum bracteatum,

Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum

zeylanicum, Cymbopogon citrates, Jasminum

grandiflorum, Kaempferia galanga, L avendula

officinalis, Melissa officinalis, Mentha arvensis,

Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Origanum majorana,Pementia dioica, Plectranthus vettiveroides,

Pogostemon patchouli, Rosa damascen, Rosmarinus

officinalis, Salvia officinalis, Thymus vulgaris,

Coleus ambionicus etc.

Kaempferia rotund a

Rauvolfia serpentina


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Hibiscus rosa- sinensis

Aloe vera

Piper longum

Alternanthera sessilis

Utleria salicifolia

3. :

the growing demand for natural beauty

products, it is only natural that we have an

elaborate theme dealing with plants used in

improvement of our skin and hair. Theseplants/ plant parts can be used directly with

little or no processing. Eg. A loe

vera, Eclipta prostrata, Curcuma longa,

Boerhavia diffusa, H ibiscus rosa-

sinensis, A dhatoda zeylanica, Cassia

fistula, Cynodon dactylon, Datura

metel, Indigofera tinctoria, Lawsonia

inermis, Plumbago zeylanica, Punica

granatum, V etiveria zizanioides, etc.

Plants used for hair and skin care With

4. Plants used in Primary health care:

that chemicals for treating common ailments like

cold, cough, head-ache, fever, cuts & wounds,

diarrhoea, etc. can at times have side effects. Here’s a

theme consisting of plants that can address theseprimary health care needs. Eg.Adhatoda zeylanica,

Ocimum sanctum, O. basilicum, V itex negundo, Withania

somnifera, A corus calamus, A loe vera, A ndrographis

paniculata, Murraya koenigii, Piper longum, Tinospora

cordifolia, H emigraphis colorata, Bacopa monnieri, Centella

asiatica, Cissus

quadrangularis,

etc.

It is a fact

5.vanishing flora and fauna is growing with the realization that

our survival depends on their existence. A theme showcasing

threatened medicinal plants that are of conservation concern

has been created in the garden. Eg. Janakia arayalpathra,

Coscinium fenestratum, Utleria salicifolia, Embelia ribes, E . tsjeriam-

cottam, A denia hondala, Celastrus paniculatus, Commiphora wightii,

Cycas circinalis, Garcinia gummi-gutta, H olostemma ada-kodien,

Red Listed medicinal plants: Social concern for the

Adhatoda zeylanica

Piper longum


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Janakia arayalpathra

Ceropegia hirsuta

Capparis zeylanica

Tylophora indica

Nymphaea s tellata

Utleria salicifolia, Decalepis hamiltonii, Madhuca nerifolia, Moringa

concanensis, Oroxylum indicum, Persea macrantha, Plectranthus vettiveroides,

Pterocarpus santalinus, Rauvolfia serpentina, Santalum album, Saraca asoca,

Trichopus zeylanicus var. travancoricus, Pseudarthria viscida, N ervilia

aragoana, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, Ceropegia hirsuta, etc.

6.

continent has rich ethno-veterinary health traditions for

animal care. These plants can be used by the

ordinary household or farmer for animal’s healthcare, and also for pets. Eg. Punica granatum,

A ndrographis paniculata, Euphorbia cyathophora,

Caesalpinia bonduc, Capparis zeylanica, Caryota urens,

Cissus quadrangularis, Curcuma aromatica, Garcinia

xanthochymus, Opuntia dillenii, Securinega leucopyrus,

Toddalia asiatica, Tylophora indica, Vallaris solanacea,

V itex negundo, etc.

7. Aquatic medicinal plants: There are

many aquatic plants which possess medicinal

properties. A collection of submerged,

partially sumbmerged, free floating and

floating with submerged roots are being

grown in this theme. Eg.

Nymphaea stellata, Nelumbo nucifera,

A corus calamus, Trapa bispinosa,

Monochoria hastata, E ur yale

ferox,Cyperus rotundus, Ottelia

ali smoides, V all isnaria spirali s,

Potamogeton perfoliatus, L udwigia

adscendens, Bacopa monnieri, etc.

Medicinal Plants for your Pets: The Indian sub-

Bacopa m onnieri

Sri Bir Singh Parsheera, IAS, Special Sec retary, MoEF, GOIinaugurating thematic garden of Red Listed Medicinal Plants and releasing book


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8. CITES/ Negative list: Towards protecting the plants of conservationconcerns, Govt. of India has prepared a list of species of wild origin that arebanned for export, with conditions under CITES. For creating awareness on

negative listed species of medicinal plants this specialtheme in the garden has

been established. Eg.Rauwolfia serpentina, Santalum

album, Ceropegia candelabrum,

C. bulbosa, C. juncea,

Paphiopedilum fai rreanum,

Pter ocar pus santal i nus,

N epenthes khasiana, Cycas

circinalis, etc.

9. Tuberous medicinal plants: Tubers constitute 25%of the raw drugs used in the herbal medicine industry,harvesting of which are largely through destructivemeans. This theme is constituted with plants known tohave tubers of medicinal value. Eg. Amorphophaluscampanulatus, Dioscorea alata, D. oppositifolia, D. bulbifera,

Kaempferia galanga, K. rotunda, Zingiber officinale, Z. zerumbet,

Curcuma amada, C. longa, A sparagus racemosus, Hedychium

coronarium, H . flavescens, Gloriosa superba, etc.

10. Medicinal species of unique genera: There are somegenera of plants of which many species are known to havemedicinal value. In this theme such unique genera are capturedwith their representative species. Eg. Phyllanthus 7 spp.,A sparagus 5 spp., Clerodendrum 5 spp., Jatropha 5 spp., A cacia 7 spp.,

Ficus 11 spp., Jasminum 6 spp., H ibiscus 9 spp., Dendrobium 10 spp.,

Solanum 10 spp., Caralluma spp., 6 spp.,etc.

Rauvolfia serpentine

Nepenthes khasiana Paphiopedilum fairreanum

Caralluma stalagmifera Caralluma c ampanulata

11. Nakshatravana: This theme consists of 27species corresponding to the 27 stars as perIndian astrology. These are Pinus longifolia,Mimusops elengi, L imonia acidissima, Terminalia

arjuna, A egle marmelos, Spondias pinnata, Ficus

infectoria, Butea monosperma, Soymida febrifuga,

Mesua ferrea, Ficus religiosa, Bambusa arundinacea, Piper longum, A cacia catechu, Syzygium

cumini, Ficus racemosa, Phyllanthus emblica, Strychnos nux-vomica, Madhuca latifolia,Mangifera indica, Melia azedarach, A nthocephalus cadamba, A cacia ferruginea, Calotropis

gigantea (white flower), A rtocarpus heterophyllus, Tinospora

cordifolia and Canarium strictum.

12. Garden of zodiac signs (Rashivana): Thistheme comprises of 12 species corresponding to thetwelve zodiac signs. The species are Pterocarpussantalinus, A lstonia scholaris, A rtocarpus heterophyllus, Butea

monosperma, Stereospermum personatum, Mangifera indica,

Gloriosa superba


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Curcum a karnatakensis

Mimusops elengi, A cacia catechu, Ficus religiosa, Dalbergia latifolia, A cacia ferruginea and

Ficus benghalensis.

13. Endemic medicinal plants:Endemic plants aremost important for conservation as they are narrowlydistributed and are known to occur in restricted areas.

Any destruction to its habitat can wipe away thespecies. This theme is established using such endemicmedicinal plants. Eg. Decalepis hamiltonii, Moringakonkanensis, Frerea

i ndi ca, Syzygi um

mu n d a g am , S .

p a l gh a t en s i s ,

Erinocarpus nimmoni, A systasia mysorensis, Barleria

gibsonii, Curcuma karnatakensis, etc.

14. Plants used in Siddha preparations: This theme givesan exposure to those medicinal plants used in selectedpreparations of Siddha system of treatment. Eg.A loe vera,A lstonia scholaris, Cassia fistula, Cycas circinalis, Plumbago rosea,

V itex negundo, etc.

15. Plants used in special Ayurvedic formulations:Dasamoola, Triphala, Trikatu, are some of theformulations of the Ayurvedic system of medicine. Theplants belonging to each of these formulations are grownseparately here.

16.Traditional conservation model– Sarpakavu: Indian villages with rich traditions of conservationearmark places in every ecosystem, where the floraand fauna would be left undisturbed. This has beenour traditional way of conservation. A theme modeledon gardens found near temple premises in SouthernIndia, has been created to appreciate this rich cultural

heritage. We also have plots where the concept ofconservation has been intertwined with our traditions,like Nakshatravans, Rashivana, Medicinal plants usedfor religious rituals, etc. Eg. Crataeva magna, Couropitaguianensis, Helicteres isora, Mesua ferrea, Salacia chinensis,

Stereospermum suaveolens, etc.

Barleria gibs onii

Plumbago rosea

Helicteres isora


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17.in Ayurveda:substitutes and adulterants in the market forselected ayurvedic drugs have been included in

this theme to create awareness among the public.Commonly used substitutes for Ashoka, Vasa,Brahmi, Nirgundi, etc. are included in this theme.

18. Ornamental medicinal plants:Many of the wild medicinal plants are alsoknown for their ornamental value. Thistheme highlights a few carefully selectedmedicinal plants that can beautifyvarious landscape elements in gardens.

Eg. Clerodendrum spp., Plumbago spp.,A lstonia venanata, Duabanga grandiflora,

Coix lacryma-jobi, Pulicaria wightiana,

Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus, etc.

19. Plants with variations anddisjunct distribution: This theme consists of plants with variations inmorphological features such as flower colour, leaf colour, seed colour, fruitshape, etc and also belonging to diverse geographical conditions. Eg. Mesuaferrea, Canarium strictum, Sapindus mukorossi, S. emarginatus, A lstonia scholaris, A egle

marmelos, Terminalia chebula, T. bellirica.

20.Medicinal Ferns: This theme which ishoused in a 'Fern House' comprises ofplants collected from different parts of

India. Some of these are more popular intraditional medicine and homoeopathy. Eg.Asplenium adiantoides, Adiantum caudatum,

Cyathea gigantea, Cheilanthus rufa, H aemonites

arifolia, Blechnum orientale, Lycopodium

phlegmaria, L . cernuum, Selaginella bryopteris,

Equisetum debile, Ophioglossum nudicaule, etc.

Plants used as Substitutes & AdulterantsPlants commonly used as

Clerodendrum viscosum

Pulicaria wightiana

Lycopodium phlegmaria

Fern House View Haemonites arifolia


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21. Bambusetum: Thebamboo grove in ourgarden consists ofbamboo species (giantgrasses) belonging to

genera like Bambusa,Dendrocalamus, Thyrostachys,

Melocanna, Pseudosassa,

Gaudua, Phyllostachys, etc.

T he popular drug'Banslochan' is actuallysourced from certain bamboos.

22. Medicinal Orchids: Housed in the'Orchid House', this theme consists oforchids from different parts of India. Fewof the orchids are also highly traded. Thistheme also helps in educating people oncultivation of orchids. Eg.Dendrobium spp.,Rhynchostylis retusa, Aeridis multiflorum,

Papilionanthe teres, V anda cristata, Calanthe

masuca, Phaius tankervillae Flickingeria fugax,

etc.

23. Endemic medicinal Garcinias: Thistheme has been developed in order tocreate awareness about and to conserve

different accessions and species ofGarcinias. Garcinia indica, popularly

known as 'Kodampuli' in the Malabar regions, is the source of Kokum, whichhas immense medicinal value. Most of the Garcinia spp. are narrow endemicand are facing different levels of threats due to high rate of consumption of itsfruits. Eg.Garcinia indica, G. gummi-gutta, G. xanthochymus, G. spicata,G. morella and G. mangostana.

24. Medicinal endemic Palms andGymnosperms: Palms andgymnosperms are appreciated notonly for their ornamental value butalso for their medicinal properties. InI ndia endemic palms andgymnosperms are represented byvery few species and they are also

disjunct in distribution. Therefore,

Orchid house view

Calanthe masuc a

Cycas circinalis


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special efforts have been made to access these plants and to plant them in ourgarden; not only to conserve but also to familiarize visitors with these palms andgymnosperms. Eg. Borassus flabellifer, A renga wightii, Phoenix sylvestris, P. pusilla, P.loureirii, Corypha umbraculifera, Pinanga dicksonii, Bentinckia condapanna, Cycas circinalis,

C. beddomei, C. nathortsii, etc.

25. : This theme consists of plants withflowers which are not only beautiful butalso edible as well as medicinal. Eg.Butea monosperma, E laegnus conferta,

H ibiscus rosa-sinensis, Mesua ferrea,

Mimusops elengi, Michelia champaca,

Ocimum sanctum, Spilanthes oleracea,

Pterospermum acerifolium, Saraca asoca,

Jasminum auriculatum, Rosa damascena,

Sesbania sesban, Stereospermum personatum,

etc.

26. Dye yielding plants:Our country is a pioneer in

the art of natural dyeing and uses several plant speciesfor colouring cosmetics, drugs, textiles, paintings andfood. Many such colour yielding plants possessmedicinal properties too. Some of these arerepresented here. Eg. Thespesia lampas, A cacia catechu,Barleria prionitis, Caesalpinia sappan, Calophyllum

inophyllum, Melastoma malabathricum, Morinda citrifolia,

Woodfordia fruticosa, A ilanthus triphysa, Schima wallichii,

Tamarix aphylla, etc.

27. Clinically important plants: Ourtraditional systems of medicine use over6500 plant species for varied healthconditions. Out of these some are

clinically moreused. These aretermed clinicallyimportant plants.Capturing thisidea to develop themes in our garden is therefore relevantto our visitors. Eg.Uraria picta, Holarrhena pubescens, Cassiafistula, Bacopa monnieri, Tinospora cordifolia, Hemidesmus

indicus, Plumbago zeylanica, A sparagus racemosus, Ruta

chalapensis, Boerhavia diffusa, Phyllanthus amarus, Leucas

aspera, etc.

Edible and medicinal Flowers

Saraca asoka

Barleria prioinitis

Hemidesmus indicus

Ruta chalapensis


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28. : Every religion has given aspecial place to plants and most often they areconsidered sacred. For instance, Aegle marmelos (Bael) in Hindu religion, Rosemarinus officinalis (Rosemary) in Islam andBrassica nigra (Mustard) in

Christianity. Such sacred plants and also the plantsthat are used in various poojas, such asSatyanarayana pooja, Ganapathy pooja, etc. havealso been included in this theme. Eg. Nelumbonucifera, Ocimum sanctum, Datura metel, Cynodon

dactylon, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Nerium oleander,

Punica granatum, A chyranthes aspera, etc.

29. Wild edible medicinal

plants: This theme consists ofwild medicinal plants that arealso edible and can be used as adiet in our food. Parts like leaf,flower, fruit, root or evenwhole plant can be used thisway. Needless to mention theusage as food varies from

region to region in the countryand this theme attempts tobring together wild edibleplants pertaining to different

regions of India. Eg. Houttuynia cordata, E laeocarpus floribundus, Paederia foetida,Cinnamomum tamala, Park ia roxburghii, A rtocarpus heterophyllus, Elaeagnus conferta,

Flacourtia cataphracta, Polygonum capitatum, Grewia optima, etc.

30. Plants used to improve water quality: This theme consists of plants

which pacifies high mineralcontent in water and alsoreported to increasemetabolism in the body.Incorporating these plants inthe garden increases theavailability of potable water. Eg: A cacia catechu, Caesalpiniasappan, Ceratophyllum demersum,

Coriandrum sativum, Cuminum

cyminum, Cyperus rotundus,

Elettaria cardamomum, Emblica

officinalis, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Hedyotis corymbosa, Hemidesmus indicus, Myristica

fragrans, Nelumbo nucifera, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Prunus cerasoides, Sida cordifolia ,

Strychnos potatorum, Syzygium aromaticum, Tribulus terrestris, Vetiveria zizanioides,

Zingiber officinale

Sacred plants

Nerium oleander

Hout tu n ia cordata y

Acacia catechu


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31. Plants used in TraditionalBone Setting: This theme hasbeen designed using plants, whichare traditionally used for Bonesetting purposes, like in case of

fractures and broken bones. Eg:- A butilon indicum, A egle marmelos,A lbizzia lebbek, Bambusa bambos,

Bombax malabar i cum, Butea

monosperma, Cassia occidentalis, Cedrus deodara, Cissempelus pareira, Curcuma longa,

Glycerrhiza glabra, Gossypium herbaceum, H emidesmus indicus, Madhuca indica,

A rtocarpus hirsutus, Rubia cordifolia, Santalum albam, Sesamum indicum, Shorea robusta,

Sida cordifolia, Stereospermum sauveolens, Symplocos racemose, Tinospora cordifolia, Uraria

picta, Cissus quadrangularis, V itex negundo, Woodfordia floribundae.

32. Monotypic genus andMonogeneric family: Thistheme consists of plants ofEvolutionary significance, asthey are sole species of agenera and family representedby a single genus respectively. These Taxa are very rare innature and all of these are usedin our traditional systems ofmedicine. Monotypic genus:Eg: -Utleria salicifolia, Janakia arayalpathra

Monogeneric family: Eg:Balanites aegyptiaca, Barringtonia acutangula, Basellarubra, Buddleja asiatica, Carica papaya, Cochlospermum religiosum, Chloroxylon swietenia,

Ginkgo biloba, Moringa oleifera, Piper chaba, Punica granatum, Smilax zeylanica,

Trapanatans.

33. Plants used in Unanipreparations: The Unanisystem of medicine originatedin Greece and it is based onteachings of Hippocrates andGalen. Today India is worldleader in Unani medicine. The

different plants used in theUnani system of treatment areincluded in this theme to givethe visitor an idea of the plantsused in this system. Eg:Ficuscarica, Strychnos nux vomica,

Prunus amygdalus, Cassia absus,

Euphorbia thymifolia, Piper nigrum, Punica granatum, Ipomea nil, Terminalia chebula,

Eletteria cardomomum, Ferula foetida, Lawsonia inermis, Wrightia tinctoria, Pongamia

Cissus quadrangularis

Ficus carica

Dr. BP.Nilara tna, IAS Joi nt se cr etar y Mo EF, GOIInaugurating a them e garden on Dye yielding plants


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pinnata, Ceasalpinia crista, Brassica oleracea, tribulus terrestris, A lpinia galanga,

Coriandrum sativum, Solanum nigrum, V itis vinifera, Trigonellafoenum-graceum,

Sphearanthus indicus, Cicer arientinum, Nymphea pubescens, Cassia tora, Butea

monosperma, V itex negundo, Operculina terpethum.

I-AIMAttached to the Garden is the I-AIM nursery, which has over 250 species ofmedicinal plants for sale, at nominal rates. The seedlings that are raised in boththe conventional way and using root trainer technology are 100% organic. Thenursery has mist chambers for propagation and shade houses with mistingfacility for special indoor plants.

Amruth Home / Institutional

Garden Packages

I-AIM

Nursery

Under the support of NATIONALMEDICINAL PLANTS BOARD,Ministry of Health, Govt. of India,various packages of medicinal plants to suit the requirements of houses andpublic and private institutions / organisations/ parks are available at nominalrates at . A special User's Guide to inform the programme subscribers

about the identification,maintenance and use of

plants for various ailments isalso given with the package,free of cost.

Prof P. Balaram , Directo r, IISc., Bangalor e


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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES This garden's major educational programmes include training in designing ofherbal gardens, taxonomic identification of plants, propagation techniques,utilization of medicinal plants for primary health care, herbarium techniques,etc.

Design your Herbal Garden

Training programmes in designing of herbal gardens, taxonomic identificationof plants, propagation techniques,utilization of medicinal plants for primaryhealth care, herbarium techniques, etc.,practical workshops, garden trails areconducted regularly in our Garden as webelieve in sharing our knowledge.

Other outreach activities include promotion

and implementation programmes forcreation of I-AIM Home Garden and I-AIM Institutional Garden in India;participation in exhibitions, flower shows,melas etc. to popularise medicinal plants andspread the message “Grow plants for better health”


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Amruth Home Herbal Garden Packageswith 1 User's Guide & a carry bag.

Complete Package: 21 species (30 plants)

Advanced package: 14 species (20 plants)

Basic Package : 7 species (10 plants)

Special Packages for Homes - Each package consists of 4 species (10 plants)

Skin care : A loe vera, Curcuma longa, L awsonia inermis,

pubescens

Hair care : H ibiscus rosa-sinensis, Eclipta alba, A cacia sinuata,Phyllanthus emblica

Child care : Ocimum tenuiflorum, Coleus aromaticus, Piper longum,A corus calamus

Revitalisors : Withania somnifera, A sparagus racemosus,

Tinospora cordifolia, Ipomoea mauritiana.

Stress relievers : Bacopa monnieri, Phyllanthus emblica, Centella asiatica,Withania somnifera

Metabolism plus : Phyllanthus amarus, Zingiber officinale, Punica granatum,(for Digestion) Murraya koenigii

Cough and Cold : A dhatoda zeylanica, Coleus aromaticus,

Ocimum tenuiflorum, Zingiber officinale

Composition of Amruth Institutional Garden Packages

Complete package: 40 species (350 plants) with 10 copies ofUser's Guide

Advanced package: 30 species (310 plants) with 5 copies ofUser's Guide

Basic Package : 25 species (250 plants) with 5 copies ofUser's Guide

Holarrhena


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OUTREACH ACTIVITY FOR BANGALORE CITY• The garden promotes and implements programmes for creation of AmruthHome garden and Amruth Institutional garden in the city of Bangalore.

• The informatics group of I-AIM has developed an interactive CD for schoolson “Neighbourhood Medicinal Plants” of Bangalore city. This is an effectivemedium for extension through participation of students. This garden is alsoengaged in field testing this CD.

• It regularly participates in exhibitions, flower shows, melas, etc. to popularisemedicinal plants and spread the message “Grow plants for better health”.


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Ethno Medicinal Garden The EMG Manual ‘Secrets of Ehtno Medicinal Gardens’ is acomprehensive, step-by-step guide to develop a medicinal plant gardenin the lines of the EMG established at FRLHT Campus.

It covers all aspects of developing Ethnno Medicinal Gardens,including guidelines for conducting botonical surveys, selection of

themes and landscape elements and also garden management. It alsoincludes images of around 200 species of herbs, about 130 species ofshrubs, 100 species of climbers, over 200 species of trees, around 100species of orchids and about 50 species of ferns along with their localnames in 6 languages and in English, family to which they belong andmedicinal properties of plants. It has a section on Nursery that includesguidelines for setting-up nursery management, with detailedpropagation methods for selected medicinal plants.

NM GANESH BABU, GEETHA SURESH AND K HARIDASAN

INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA AND INTERACTIVE MEDICINE


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I-AIM's Amruthavana

Founder directorShri. Darshan ShankarReceiving Padmashri Awardfrom President of India

Shri Hem Pande, Joint Secretory,

MoEF Inaugurating

the I-AIM Nursery.

One of the well-knownSouth Indian Film starSri Ramesh Arvindduring his visit to I-AIMSGarden & Nursery.


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