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STATE MEDICINAL PLANT BOARD, KERALA DEAPRTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE GOVT. OF KERALA. ABOUT KERALA. ABOUT RAW MATERIALS. ABOUT RAW MATERIAL COLLECTION. Only 7% of items is obtained from cultivated sources . Main collection is from the wild. Uncontrolled collection
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STATE MEDICINAL PLANT BOARD, KERALADEAPRTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFAREGOVT. OF KERALA
ABOUT RAW MATERIALCOLLECTION • Only 7% of items is obtained from cultivated sources . • Main collection is from the wild. • Uncontrolled collection • Unscientific and at times destructive harvesting • Resource is depleting. • Demand is increasing
ABOUT CULTIVATION • Use of Herbs , Shrubs , Climbers, Trees by industry • Large scale commercial cultivation yet to catch up • Private cultivation mainly of annuals • Standard techniques of cultivation of many species not developed • Availability of quality planting material is a limitation . • Economics of planting of many species not available
AVAILABILITY . Industry in need of large quantity of Raw Materials • Roots , bark, stem, leaves , flowers and fruits are used • Demand is increasing. • Resource base can not cater to the demand unless alternate sources found out . • Annuals by and large made available from different sources
AVAILABILITY • Raw drugs from trees very scarce • Many trees are in the Red Listed Category like. Saraca asoca, Aegle marmelose, Pterocarpus santalinus , Oroxylum indicum, Salacia oblonga, Garcinia gummi-gutta,Terminalia arjuna, Santalum album, Symplococos racemosa etc. • All these are widely used for medicine preparation .
PROBLEMS • Annuals and perennials equally important . • While Cultivation of annuals is preferred by individuals very few cultivates trees. Large scale tree cultivation must for survival of Ayurveda industry in its present form . • Long gestation of tree crops unattractive to individuals . • Only Govt. Dept. may alone support tree crops cultivation .
SOME SOLUTIONS • Present cultivation Technique of trees needs review. • Closer espacement planting to be tried . • Harvesting of roots by rotation through trench methods. • Introduction of techniques to encourage growth of roots , thick foliage etc to be tried through appropriate soil conditioning. • High yielding fast growing species to be identified through Research .
MARKETING • Lack of clear economics on Medicinal plant cultivation. • Unreliable market. • Unorganised market. • Exploitation by middle man.
STORAGE & HARVESTING • Some guideline by Dabur / WWF Trafic India for storage .
Acceptability • Traditional harvest / materials preferred by industry. • Acceptability of parts from short rotation crops not sure. • Adequate Research not available • Research on large no of species simultaneously not feasible at the moment. • Quality parameters quite vague . • Available methods to increasing productivity using Hormones may have side effect.