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Ayurvedic Plants Becoming a Rare Resource in India}}

Source : pib.nic.in

INDIA, September 25, 2008: The National Medicinal Plants Board of India issued a study of demand and supply of medicinal plants in India showing alarming shortages of some of the plants used by the Ayurvedic industry. The Board has launched a special drive to invite proposals for conservation and cultivation of some of the rare and endangered species that are in high demand.

Of particular interest are the tree species like Sita Ashoka (Saraca asoca), the main ingredient of Ahsokaristha (a key Ayurvedic formulation for gynecological disorders); Guggal (Commiphora wightii), a thorny bush which yields gum resin that is used in more than 100 Ayurvedic preparations; and the Dashmools, which are used to make Dashmoolarishta, the most widely used Ayurvedic preparation.

More than 1,000 MT of gum resin of Guggal is used by the Ayurvedic industry every year, but more than 90% of this is imported.

The National Medicinal Plants Board, set up in the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) in November, 2000, is responsible for encouraging the conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants.

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