Knowledge, cultivation, conservation

Medicinal plants

Profiles and the practical context around them: growing, processing, nurseries, and conservation.

General education, not a diagnosis or emergency care. Medical disclaimer.

The plant library will hold a profile for each plant: common name, botanical name, region, a note on traditional context, cultivation, conservation, and references.

Profiles are education. They are not instructions for collecting threatened species, and they are not doses.

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Iris
Iris germanica L. · A garden iris, planted well beyond its original range.
Haritaki
Terminalia chebula Retz. · Foothill and other Indian landscapes where the tree is known.
Brahmi
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. · Moist places and cultivation. The scientific name on this page is Bacopa monnieri.
Bhringraj
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. · A widespread herb of moist ground.
Giloy
Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook.f. & Thomson · A climbing plant of the Indian subcontinent, also taken into cultivation.
Moringa
Moringa oleifera Lam. · Widely cultivated in India.
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson · Cultivated as an aromatic grass in India.
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. · A Mediterranean shrub grown in gardens, including in parts of the Himalaya.
Ghingaroo
Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem. · A Himalayan shrub, from the western Himalaya eastwards, including forest and open slopes.
Sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides L. · Cold desert and high valleys, including parts of Himachal Pradesh.
Kuth
Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch. · Western Himalaya. Confirm the current legal status before any trade discussion.
Tulsi
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. · Grown across India, including home gardens.
Shatavari
Asparagus racemosus Willd. · Grown in cultivation and also found in forest areas of India.
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal · Widely cultivated in the drier parts of India.
Jatamansi
Nardostachys jatamansi · High Himalaya.
Atis
Aconitum heterophyllum · Western Himalaya.
Chirayita
Swertia chirayita · Temperate Himalaya.
Amla
Phyllanthus emblica · Cultivated across India, including the Himalayan foothills.
Tejpat
Cinnamomum tamala · Himalayan foothills, including Himachal Pradesh.
Kutki
Picrorhiza kurroa · Alpine and subalpine Himalaya, including Himachal Pradesh.