TECHNIQUES IN COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION, PRESERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING OF HERBS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS

COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION,
SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING AND
PRESERVATION OF
MEDICINAL PLANTS

R.C. PANDALAI
SCIENTIST

KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

PEECHI, THRISSUR
CHANGING TRADITIONS

PEOPLE – MORE HEALTH CONSCIOUS

THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE

ARE HERBAL IN NATURE

AYURVEDA / SIDDHA / UNANI

ECO- / HEALTH TOURISM – AYURVEDIC REJUVENATION

AYURVEDIC DRUG MANUFACTURING IS NOW AN INDUSTRY

SPARE THE FORESTS

HEAVY DEMAND FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS

RAW DRUGS COLLECTED MOSTLY FROM FORESTS

- INCREASED DEMAND CANNOT BE MET

- COLLECTION UNSCIENTIFIC AND DESTRUCTIVE
- ABSENCE OF STANDARDS
- SPURIOUS MATERIAL WIDELY USED

ONLY ALTERNATIVE : CULTIVATION

CULTIVATION WHERE ? HOW ?
REVIVAL OF TRADITIONS

THE PLANTS IN THE BACKYARD

– HAS TO COME BACK

TREES, SHRUBS AND HERBS IN MULTI-TIER

AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS

Keezharnelli, Kudagapala, Koovalam, Jathi, Kudampuli

SOCIAL FORESTRY

UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY LANDS , WASTE LANDS

ROADSIDES FOR CULTIVATION
- FOREST DEPARTMENT
- WASTELAND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
- LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Neem, Kanikonna, Nelli, Puli, Kumizhu, Athi, Ithi, Peral, Arayal

FOREST PLANTATIONS

SPACE AVAILABLE AT ALL STAGES OF PLANTATIONS

Mylangi, Kattuchambakam, Mathalam, Jathi , Asokam

Kacholam, Chengazhi, Ingi, Manjal, Chittaratha, Adalodakam
DEGRADED LANDS - REHABILTATION

SPECIES-SITE MATCHING

KFRI EXPERIENCE IN ATTAPADY AND MUDALAMADA

Karuvelum, Karinjali, Nenmenivaka, Koovalam, Pathimukam

PLANTING STOCK PRODUCTION

SEEDS - CONVENTIONAL, SIMPLE AND CHEAP

- VARIATION IN PROPAGULES

VEGETATIVE (CLONAL ) PROPAGATION

( GRAFTING, LAYERING, ROOTED CUTTINGS )

- UNIFORM PROPAGULES
- MASS MULTIPLICATION OF SUPERIOR CLONES
- RISKS OF MONOCULTURE

MODERN METHODS

- ROOTED CUTTINGS UNDER MISTING

- MICROPROPAGATION
NURSERY TECHNOLOGY

SUPERIOR PROPAGULE + BETTER NURSERY TECHNIQUES

= QUALITY PLANTING STOCK

- ROOT TRAINER TECHNOLOGY

- APPROPRIATE POTTING MEDIA

- AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

- ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES

HARVESTING
AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY

SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING

- DAMAGE DUE TO BARK GIRDLING, UPROOTING,

IMPROPER SEASON OF COLLECTION

- AWARENESS, TRAINING AND MONITORING

PROCESSING OF RAW DRUGS FOR

ROUND-THE-YEAR AVAILABILITY

VALUE ADDITION