Brahmi is found in humid and warmer parts of the world. It is a common creeping succulent herb branches profusely and starts rooting at the nodes. The succulent leaves are sessile, opposite, decussate, obovate-oblanceolate in shape, 1.0-2.5 cm x 0.4-1.0 cm in size. It is found in damp or marshy areas near streams or on the border of ponds, throughout India. The herb is generally confused with another herb – Centella asiatica that is morphologically different from that of Brahmi. The entire plant is used in indigenous system of medicine as a nerve tonic and cure for epilepsy and insanity. It is also being used as diuretic and for treating rheumatism, asthma, and hoarseness. Besides this, it has got good potency in controlling of cough, fever, diabetes and snakebite. Because of its inherent potential of enhancing memory and vitality, this miracle plant is gaining attention for its commercial cultivation. The memory enhancing activity of the herb has been attributed to saponin glycosides- bacosides –A and B. This plant is considered among one of the “ Celestial drugs” (Divya ausadhi) when consumed with milk for 6 months.
Cultivation of marigold. production technology of marigold .Arvind Yadav
Genomic classification of marigold.African marigold(Tagetes erecta).CN- 2n=24.Family-Composity/Asteraceae. Origin ---Maxico and South america.
French marigold(Tagetes patula).CN-2n=48
.Family-composity/Asteraceae
.Origin-Maxico and South america
There are about 33 species of the genus tagetes. Some of important are fallows1-Tagetes erecta(African marigold)2-Tagetes ptula(French marigold ). Other important species1-Tagetes tenuifolia-(Bushy type, Less than 30cm)2-Tagetes lacera-(Grow upto 120-150cm in height)3-tagetes lemmonii(Glow upto 60-70cm height besrs small slowers)There are about 33 species of the genus tagetes. Some of important are fallows1-Tagetes erecta(African marigold)2-Tagetes ptula(French marigold ). Other important species1-Tagetes tenuifolia-(Bushy type, Less than 30cm)2-Tagetes lacera-(Grow upto 120-150cm in height)3-tagetes lemmonii(Glow upto 60-70cm height besrs small slowers)
Marigold - introduction and uses – varieties - soil and climate and planting systems - weed, nutrition and irrigation management –special horticultural practices - role of growth regulators- harvest index and yield
Cultivation of marigold. production technology of marigold .Arvind Yadav
Genomic classification of marigold.African marigold(Tagetes erecta).CN- 2n=24.Family-Composity/Asteraceae. Origin ---Maxico and South america.
French marigold(Tagetes patula).CN-2n=48
.Family-composity/Asteraceae
.Origin-Maxico and South america
There are about 33 species of the genus tagetes. Some of important are fallows1-Tagetes erecta(African marigold)2-Tagetes ptula(French marigold ). Other important species1-Tagetes tenuifolia-(Bushy type, Less than 30cm)2-Tagetes lacera-(Grow upto 120-150cm in height)3-tagetes lemmonii(Glow upto 60-70cm height besrs small slowers)There are about 33 species of the genus tagetes. Some of important are fallows1-Tagetes erecta(African marigold)2-Tagetes ptula(French marigold ). Other important species1-Tagetes tenuifolia-(Bushy type, Less than 30cm)2-Tagetes lacera-(Grow upto 120-150cm in height)3-tagetes lemmonii(Glow upto 60-70cm height besrs small slowers)
Marigold - introduction and uses – varieties - soil and climate and planting systems - weed, nutrition and irrigation management –special horticultural practices - role of growth regulators- harvest index and yield
Gomphrena and Ixora - introduction and uses – varieties - soil and climate and planting systems - weed, nutrition and irrigation management – role of growth regulators- harvest index and yield
Gomphrena and Ixora - introduction and uses – varieties - soil and climate and planting systems - weed, nutrition and irrigation management – role of growth regulators- harvest index and yield
Asthma, Greek word means "panting". It is a common chronic inflammatory disease in wider population across countries these days. Certain herbs have the healing power to control Asthma.
Pranavata initiates impulse from Shirasa (Buddhi Hrudayendriya chittam – druk = aspect) travels through nose, tongue, pharynx, neck till Uras understood as – reticular formation form the Medulla oblongata with higher center connected especially “Respiratory center”
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Prof. Dr. N. Satya Prasad, M.D., PGDHM
GOLD MEDALIST
Sr. Reader / Civil Surgeon
Post Graduate department of Kayachikitsa
Dr. B.R.K.R. Government Ayurvedic college
Hyderabad, A.P., India
Email: satyapnamburu@gmail.com
From Wikipedia:
Bacopa monnieri (Coastal Waterhyssop, Brahmi, Thyme-leafed gratiola, Water hyssop) is a perennial, creeping herb whose habitat includes wetlands and muddy shores. Brahmi is also the name given to Centella asiatica, particularly in north India,[2][3] although that may be a case of mistaken identification that was introduced during the 16th century...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri
It is also known as Candrabhaga, Chota chand, Serpentina root & Chandrika and is one of the most important native medicinal plants of India.
The roots of sarpagandha have a 400 years history of use in treatment of snake bite, insect stings, nervous disorders and psoriasis.
Belladonna (Atropa belladonna Linn.) belongs to the family Solanaceae.
It comprises of four species, the commercial drug is obtained from the leaves, flowering tops and roots of A. belladonna Linn., commonly called as ‘Deadly Night Shade’ and A.acuminata Royle, often referred as’ Indian Belladonna’.
Raddish cultivation based on botany, plant characteristic, soil, climate, variety and varietal characteristic, problem in cultivation and their management practices and storage and post harvest handling.
Watermelon
Scientific Classification
History and distribution
Nutritive value
Climate and soil
Varieties of watermelon
River bed cultivation
Sowing
Method of sowing
Seed treatment
Manure and fertilizers
Irrigation
Diseases
Harvesting method
References
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The detail cultivation of chrysanthemum is explained in this ppt useful for the agriculture as well as horticulture students.
especially the course of HORT-354 Production technology for ornamental crops, MAP and landscaping.
The points useful for the chrysanthemum cultivation study is discuss in this ppt
Insulin plant is a relatively new entrant to Kerala and India. Insulin plant has not got a Malayalam name yet, except the occasional use of insulin chedy or insulin chedi, where chedy means a plant. The catchphrase of this plant is a leaf a day keeps diabetes away.The plant is characterized by large fleshy looking leaves. It grows very quickly. Propagation is by stem cutting. It grows in slightly shady areas.Diabetes patients are advised to chew down a leaf in the morning and one in the evening for a month. Allopathic doctors too recommend it and it is found to be effective in bringing blood sugar levels under completely under control. There is also dried and ground powder of the leaves now available in the market.
* With FBS below 200, take ONE leaf daily before breakfast and drink a glass of water
* With FBS above 200, take TWO leaves in the morning and TWO at night on a daily basis.
After doing lot of search we could manage to set a network of expert collectors of seeds and plants in every part of country.
List of best variety of material we managed is given with maturation period as well as most appropriate sowing time. Our aim is to provide best service and material.
Compost is simply decomposed organic material. The organic material can be plant material or animal matter. While composting may seem mysterious or complicated, it’s really a very simple and natural process that continuously occurs in nature, often without any assistance from mankind. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you’ve experienced compost in its most natural setting. Both living plants and annual plants that die at the end of the season are consumed by animals of all sizes, from larger mammals, birds, and rodents to worms, insects, and microscopic organisms. The result of this natural cycle is compost, a combination of digested and undigested food that is left on the forest floor to create rich, usually soft, sweet-smelling soil. Backyard composting is the intentional and managed decomposition of organic materials for the production of compost, that magical soil enhancer that is fundamental to good gardening. Anyone can effectively manage the composting process.
Herbal Cultivation….Increased Profits
"Nature Herbs" takes pleasure to introduce the most efficacious way of "Cultivating profits From Farm". We are affluent with traditional as well as scientific knowledge to enrich and add value to land through cultivating Medicinal Herb Plants, Crops, and Seeds.
Sowing
Crop can be grown either by seed or vegetative propagation.root cutting
Root stumps
Stem cutting (100 kg cuttings/ha) but indicates that transplanting of seedling gives better yield.ManuringWell rotten FYM @ 25-30 tones/ha during land preparations.
Spacing45 x 30 cmSeed CollectionFruits matured during January -"February are collected and immediately kept for drying in shade. Plumpy matter should be removed by rubbing the seeds.HarvestingPlants are dugged out after 2-3 years pf plantation. At the time of digging, soil must be moist, weight of harvested material sjjpnlcll be reduced by 40 % by air drying method and stored in store house.YieldYield of the dry roots varies from .1800 to 2000 kg/ha depending upon the crop condition (4 kg root/plant). Keep in air tight container in 7-10 cm pieces of root with 10 - 12 % moisture. It is used as anti-hypertensive and sedative drags. Intestional disorder etc. roots contain important alkaloids viz. Ajmatine, Serpentine, Raulfine (0.13 to 0.31 %).
Coleus is a crop that gives quality returns, as its every part is sold, from shoot to root. We procure handsome profit on selling its roots but an additional bonus is its shoot part, which is used as planting material. Coleus Forskohlii Herb available with us is used in urinary ailments. It also reduces the Blood pressure. Forskholii is extracted from coleus dry roots and it is an important constituent found in medicines related to heart.
1. BRAHMI
(Bacopa monnieri (L) Wetts.)
Family-Scrophulariaceae
Brahmi is found in humid and warmer parts of the world. It is a common creeping succulent herb
branches profusely and starts rooting at the nodes. The succulent leaves are sessile, opposite,
decussate, obovate-oblanceolate in shape, 1.0-2.5 cm x 0.4-1.0 cm in size. It is found in damp or
marshy areas near streams or on the border of ponds, throughout India. The herb is generally
confused with another herb – Centella asiatica that is morphologically different from that of Brahmi.
The entire plant is used in indigenous system of medicine as a nerve tonic and cure for epilepsy and
insanity. It is also being used as diuretic and for treating rheumatism, asthma, and hoarseness.
Besides this, it has got good potency in controlling of cough, fever, diabetes and snakebite.
Because of its inherent potential of enhancing memory and vitality, this miracle plant is gaining
attention for its commercial cultivation. The memory enhancing activity of the herb has been
attributed to saponin glycosides- bacosides –A and B. This plant is considered among one of the “
Celestial drugs” (Divya ausadhi) when consumed with milk for 6 months.
Soil
It grows well on alluvial marshy soil zone. This creeping herb is found growing along the
canals and water bodies and in marshy areas. The plant grows well in poorly drained
soils. The plant prefers the soil of acidic nature for its congenial growth.
Climate
Growth is faster at high temperature range of 33-400C with relative humidity of 60-80
% and should be cultivated in summer as the rainy season begins for its optimum vegetative
growth. Brahmi should be taken as summer and monsoon crop.
Variety
Local strain which is observed to contain 1.8 – 2 % Bacoside is recommended for commercial
cultivation. Pragyashakti and Subodhak are two varieties yielding high herb and higher content
of Bacoside-A.
2. Land Preparation
The field should be ploughed thoroughly and all the weeds should be taken out. The land should be
irrigated a day before planting for establishment of cuttings. If irrigation is not available this should be
done with start of monsoon.
Manures and fertilizers
FYM -10 t well decomposed FYM per ha should be applied to the field at the time of field
preparation.
Fertilizer - N, P2O5, K 20-100: 60:60 kg/ha of which phosphorus and potash are applied as basal and N
in 3 splits. First dose of N is applied with establishment of the crop (30 days after planting)
and second dose at 60-70 days and the final dose at 90 days after planting.
Planting
Brahmi is propagated by stem cutting with nodal roots. The whole plant is cut into small divisions
to about 4-5 cm long, each with few leaves and nodes are planted directly in the beds. The cuttings
are transplanted in wet soil at a spacing of 20 x 20 cm to get maximum herbage yield. Flood
irrigation is provided quickly just after planting.
Planting time
Planting is done in March – June to get maximum herbage. Ideally, the plants should be
transplanted in March-June and are allowed to grow and proliferate through hot and
humid months of monsoon till September after which harvesting should be done. The
plants can also be maintained in a perennial state with two harvests in a year, the first
3. one in June and the other one after monsoon, in October.
Irrigation
It is essential to water the field after transplanting for survival and establishment.
Subsequently irrigation should be applied at 10-12 days interval when there is no rain.
Interculture
Hand weeding needed at every 15-20 days interval but later on as plants proliferate and
form a dense mat of vegetation, weeding may be done occasionally.
Major insect: Grasshopper. Spray with Neem based insecticide or 0.2 % Nuvocron.
Harvesting and yield
The best time for harvesting is between October-November, (after 4-5 months of
planting) during which the maximum biomass is produced. Later than this senescence
sets in and there is a loss of plant biomass and alkaloid yield. The ratoon crop can be
taken favourably. In that case the upper portions including leaves and stems are
harvested leaving 4-5 cm from the base for quick regeneration, which is again harvested
during June. The October / November harvest yield maximum herb with higher bacoside
content. On an average, an yield of 150 q/ha fresh and 30 q dry herbage can be
obtained from a single harvest when harvested after September. After the first harvest
about 20 q/ha additional dry herbage yield can be obtained from the ratoon crop in
June, totaling 50 q/ha dry herb yield in a year.
If planted in March the first cutting can be done in June and second cutting in
September – October.
4. Post harvest management
Generally, the traditional method of drying is by spreading the fresh herb on the
ground under shade at room temperature. The material should be turned over,
alternatively, during drying. The maximum bacoside-A content of dried herb can be
maintained by drying the raw materials at 800C in oven for 30 minutes just after harvest.
The dried material should be stored in a cool dry room packed in waterproof bags.
Care should be taken towards insects and other fungi during storage.
Yield/ha
Yield of fresh herbs from two harvests 250 q
Yield of dry herbs (20% of fresh weight) 50 q
Uses
Whole herb especially the leaves are used as nervine tonic / memory enhancer.
Some of the preparations
Brahmighrit, Sarasvatarisht, Brahmivati, Modern medicines such as Mental, Memory
plus and Megamind plus use Brahmi as their major component.